flection vs flexion what difference
what is difference between flection and flexion
English
Etymology
An alteration of flexion, from Latin.
Noun
flection (countable and uncountable, plural flections)
- Alternative spelling of flexion
English
Etymology
From Latin flexiō.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈflɛk.ʃən/
Noun
flexion (countable and uncountable, plural flexions)
- The act of bending a joint, especially a bone joint; the counteraction of extension.
- The state of being bent or flexed.
- Deviation from straightness.
- (grammar, dated) The variation of words by declension, comparison, or conjugation; inflection.
Related terms
Translations
French
Etymology
From Latin flexiō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /flɛk.sjɔ̃/
Noun
flexion f (plural flexions)
- (grammar) inflection
Further reading
- “flexion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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