deflexed
Curved sharply down
Deflexed means bent or turned sharply downward or backward.
The term appears mainly in botanical and zoological descriptions, where it characterizes parts that curve away from the main axis: deflexed leaves, deflexed antennae.
The opposite of reflexed, which bends upward or back on itself.
Curved; also dishonest
- curvedSmoothly bent, not angular
- angledTurned from perpendicular
- deviatedDeparted from standard
- turnedRotated or changed direction
inclined · bowed · hooked · crooked · articulated · joint · limb · appendage
bent
Curved; also dishonest
turned · inclined · bowed · hooked · crooked · articulated · joint · limb · appendage · digit
angled
Turned from perpendicular
oblique · acute · obtuse · vertex · arc · curvature · flexure · deviation · concave · convex
reflexed
Bent abruptly backward
- recurvedCurved backward or inward
- droopingHanging or bending downward
- noddingMoving head affirmatively
pendant · inclined · arching · bowed · turned down · leaf · petal · sepal · bract · inflorescence