flexures
Points of bending
Flexures are bends, curves, or the act of bending.
The term appears most often in technical contexts: anatomy describes flexures in the colon where the intestine curves sharply, and engineering uses flexure to describe how materials bend under stress.
A flexure can be the curved part itself or the process of curving: the flexure of a beam under load.
Bends upon itself
- anticlineArched rock formation
- synclineDownward-bowing rock formation
- monoclineSingle-limbed geological fold
- faultsImperfections or shortcomings
strata · deformation · tectonics · thrust · bedding · cleavage · orogeny · jointing
Relating to the spleen
- hepaticRelating to liver
- colicSpasmodic abdominal distress
- duodenalOf the first gut section
- sigmoidCurving in two directions
cervical · lumbar · sacral · cranial · colon · intestinal · bowel · rectal
Tendency to resume original form
- pliabilityAbility to bend easily
- supplenessCapacity to bend easily
- ductilityAbility to stretch unbroken
- malleabilityCapacity for deformation without breaking
plasticity · resilience · bendability · flexibility · stretchiness · springiness · give · limberness
folds
Bends upon itself
- anticlineArched rock formation
- synclineDownward-bowing rock formation
- monoclineSingle-limbed geological fold
faults · strata · deformation · tectonics · thrust · bedding · cleavage · orogeny · jointing · metamorphism
curve
Smooth, angleless line
angle · crook · kink · bow · elbow · hook · loop · twist · undulation · deflection
splenic
Relating to the spleen
sigmoid · cervical · lumbar · sacral · cranial · colon · intestinal · bowel · rectal · neural
elasticity
Tendency to resume original form
- pliabilityAbility to bend easily
- supplenessCapacity to bend easily
- ductilityAbility to stretch unbroken
malleability · plasticity · resilience · bendability · flexibility · stretchiness · springiness · give · limberness · deformability
flexuresstraight lines
Unbent one-dimensional figures
straightaways · extensions · elongations · planes · tangents
flexuresrigidities
Qualities of being unyielding
stiffnesses · inflexibilities · fixities · immobilities · extensions