Flexure Synonyms and Antonyms

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Synonyms for Flexure

elasticity
The ability of a solid to return to its original shape or form after being subject to strain. Most solid materials display elasticity, up to a load point called the elastic limit ; loads higher than this limit cause permanent deformation of the material.
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bounce
A temporary increase or rise, as in value or popularity
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ductility
(Physics) Ability of a material to be drawn out longitudinally to a reduced section without fracture under the action of a tensile force.
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flexibleness
The state or quality of being flexible.
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give
A tendency to be springy; resilience
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malleability
(Cryptography) a property of a cryptographic algorithms in which an adversary can alter a ciphertext such that it decrypts to a related plaintext
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malleableness
The quality of being malleable.
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plasticity
The ability to change and adapt, especially the ability of the central nervous system to acquire alternative pathways for sensory perception or motor skills.
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pliability
The quality or state of being pliable; flexibility; pliableness.
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pliableness
The state of being pliable; pliability.
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pliancy
The quality of being pliant.
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pliantness
The state or quality of being pliant.
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resilience
The definition of resilience is the quality of being able to resume its original shape, or the ability to recover quickly.
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resiliency
Resilience.
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spring
The definition of a spring is a coil that goes to its original shape after being compressed.
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springiness
The property of being springy.
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suppleness
The quality of being supple; litheness.
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flexion
(Anatomy) The act of bending a joint or limb in the body by the action of flexors.
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fold
A crease or ridge apparently formed by folding, as of a membrane; a plica.
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crease
A line, mark, or ridge made by folding and pressing cloth, paper, etc.
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plication
(Medicine) A surgical procedure in which a body part is strengthened or shortened by pulling together folds of excess material, and suturing them into place. [from 20th c.]
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crimp
A crimped pleat, fold, or part
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bend
(Heraldry) A band passing from the upper dexter corner of an escutcheon to the lower sinister corner.
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flection
A bending; flexing
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Antonyms for Flexure

extension
(Computing) An optional software component that adds functionality to an application.
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Words Related to Flexure

flexible
(Chiefly engineering and manufacturing) Something that is flexible.
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Flexure Sentence Examples

  • At the cal culated position of one of the points of contrary flexure all the rivets of the top boom were cut out, and by lowering the end of the girder over the side span one inch, the joint was opened - -- Section of Newark Dyke Bridge.

  • Then the rivets were cut out similarly at the other point of contrary flexure and the joint opened.

  • Many assumptions are made in treating of the flexure of a continuous structure which are not strictly true; no assumption is made in determining the stresses on a frame except that the joints are flexible, and that the frame shall be so stiff as not sensibly to alter in form under the load.

  • Again starting from the right side, two impressions are seen; the anterior one is for the hepatic flexure of the colon, and the posterior for the upper part of the right kidney.

  • Everywhere there have been great and constant changes of level since that period, and the process of flexure and the formation of anticlinals traversing the northern districts of Afghanistan is a process which is still in action.

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