rebending
Curving once more
Rebending is the act of bending something again, typically after it has been straightened or bent in a different direction.
The term appears in manufacturing, physical therapy, and metalwork contexts: The pipe required rebending after the first angle proved incorrect.
Rebending the knee too soon after surgery can cause complications.
Altering structure or form
- reformingMaking institutional changes
- recurvingBending backward again
- reworkingModifying something already made
- refoldingBending back into shape
remolding · straightening · realigning · recontouring · deforming · flexing · manipulating · working
Elastic return to shape
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- elasticityTendency to resume original form
- memoryMind's retention capacity
- reboundReturn after deflection
restoration · returning · flexibility · pliability · ductility · yield · deformation
reshaping
Altering structure or form
- reformingMaking institutional changes
- recurvingBending backward again
- reworkingModifying something already made
refolding · remolding · straightening · realigning · recontouring · deforming · flexing · manipulating · working · annealing
springback
Elastic return to shape
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- elasticityTendency to resume original form
- memoryMind's retention capacity
rebound · restoration · returning · flexibility · pliability · ductility · yield · deformation
recurving
Bending backward again
iterative · multiple · successive · fatigue · stress · weakening · cracking · failure
rebar
Steel strengthening concrete
- reinforcementAdding support or encouragement
- pipeHollow conveyance channel
- tubingHollow cylindrical conduit
conduit · metalwork · fabrication · forming · jig · fixture · angle · radius · tolerance · specification