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Flexure [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. A winding or bending; the form of bending; as the flexure of a joint.

2. The act of bending.

3. The part bent; a joint.

4. The bending of the body; obsequious or servile cringe.

Flexure [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. The act of flexing or bending; a turning or curving; flexion; hence, obsequious bowing or bending.

2. A turn; a bend; a fold; a curve.

3. The last joint, or bend, of the wing of a bird.

4. The small distortion of an astronomical instrument caused by the weight of its parts; the amount to be added or substracted from the observed readings of the instrument to correct them for this distortion.