Flexure: alternatives and connections

The quality or state of being angular; angularness.

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of Bend

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To bend; as, to flex the arm.

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A twist or loop in a rope or thread, caused by a spontaneous doubling or winding upon itself; a close loop or curl; a doubling in a cord.

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A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat; as, a box plait.

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See Plait.

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To gather into small folds or wrinkles; to contract into ridges and furrows; to corrugate; -- often with up; as, to pucker up the mouth.

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A roc.

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To move or turn round rapidly; to whirl round; to move and turn rapidly with the fingers.

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To contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally; to convolve.

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To strain or move out of a straight line; to crook by straining; to make crooked; to curve; to make ready for use by drawing into a curve; as, to ben…

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To strain or move out of a straight line; to crook by straining; to make crooked; to curve; to make ready for use by drawing into a curve; as, to ben…

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To bend; as, to flex the arm.

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To bend; as, to flex the arm.

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To strain or move out of a straight line; to crook by straining; to make crooked; to curve; to make ready for use by drawing into a curve; as, to ben…

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See Creese.

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To fold or plait in regular undulation in such a way that the material will retain the shape intended; to give a wavy appearance to; as, to crimp the…

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The act of bending, or state of being bent.

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The act of flexing or bending; a turning.

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To lap or lay in plaits or folds; to lay one part over another part of; to double; as, to fold cloth; to fold a letter.

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A folding or fold; a plait.

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