flexure

flexure
[ˈflɛkʃə]
noun
  1. [mass noun](technical, chiefly Anatomy & Geology)the action of bending or curving, or the condition of being bent or curved
    (技 主剖,主地质)曲,弯曲,折褶;弯曲折褶状态
    ■[count noun]a bent or curved part
    弯曲(或折褶)部分
    these lesser hills were flexures of the San Andreas system.
    这些小山是圣安德烈亚斯断层的折褶部分。
派生
flexural
adjective
语源
  1. late 16th cent.: from Latin flexura, from flectere 'to bend'
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