different between plexure vs flexure

English

Etymology

See plexus.

Noun

plexure (countable and uncountable, plural plexures)

1. The act or process of weaving together, or interweaving; that which is woven together.
   • 1735, Henry Brooke, Universal Beauty

     Their social branch the wedded plexures rear

References

plexure in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Latin

Participle

plex?re

1. vocative masculine singular of plex?rus

English

Etymology

From Latin flexura.

Noun

flexure (countable and uncountable, plural flexures)

1. The act of bending or flexing; flexion.
2. A turn; a bend; a fold; a curve.
   • British Quarterly Review

     varying with the flexures of the valley through which it meandered

3. (anatomy) A curve or bend in a tubular organ.
4. (zoology) The last joint, or bend, of the wing of a bird.
5. (astronomy) The small distortion of an astronomical instrument caused by the weight of its parts; the amount to be added or subtracted from the observed readings of the instrument to correct them for this distortion.

Related terms

• flex
• flexural
• flexion

Translations

References

• The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition (2000).

Latin

Participle

flex?re

1. vocative masculine singular of flex?rus