flexure

名词 flexure:

1. the state of being flexed (as of a joint)
   同义词：flection, flexion
2. an angular or rounded shape made by folding
   同义词：fold, crease, plication, crimp, bend
3. act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased
   同义词：flexion

flex.ure

n.（名词）
A curve, turn, or fold, such as a bend in a tubular organ:
弯曲，曲折：弯曲、曲折或折褶，如管状器官的弯曲处：
例句：
a flexure of the colon.
结肠的一道弯

The act or an instance of bending or flexing; flexion.
弯曲：弯曲或屈曲的行为或实例；弯曲

【引伸】
flex.ural
adj.（形容词）