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flexure

Syllabification: (flex·ure)

Pronunciation: /ˈflekSHər/

Definition of flexure

noun

chiefly Anatomy Geology

the action of bending or curving, or the condition of being bent or curved.
a bent or curved part:these lesser hills were flexures of the San Andreas system