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contraflexure
noun
con·tra·flexure
\¦kän‧trə+\
Definition of contraflexure
: a bending in opposite directions like the curve of an ogee; also : the point where this occurs : a point of contrary flexure or inflexion that in a fixed beam is a point of zero bending moment
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Origin and Etymology of contraflexure
contra- + flexure
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