flexure

Definition of flexurenext

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Recent Examples of flexure The colon's transverse section lies horizontally, and the splenic flexure (where the colon curves sharply beneath the lower end of the spleen) is located in the LUQ. Joy Emeh, Health, 19 Sep. 2024 How much cleavage, compression, flexure, impact, tension, or shear is required to break the plane of a Titebond bond? Virginia Heffernan, Wired, 5 Jan. 2022 Processes such as hydrofracture and flexure remain understudied, and ice-sheet models do not yet include realistic treatment of these processes. Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 July 2021 Flex cracking is due to excessive circuit board flexure. IEEE Spectrum, 1 Nov. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flexure
Noun
  • Future closed-loop control systems will likely use online sensors and microfluidic regulators to maintain these within fetal norms.
    Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The Raven Loop tunnel was one of more than 480 pitches Boring Company received to build a one-mile long loop tunnel that is 12 feet in diameter.
    Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Innerspring mattresses feature a coil support core topped with comfort layers.
    Sharon Brandwein, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Innerspring mattresses have supportive cores made of metal coils and are topped with foam or other layers of padding.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The pleats are made from multiple fabric folds and bunched together to create fullness.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2026
  • To him, the vision seemed right — not in the specific locations activated by various themes but in the sense that our neuroanatomy did seem to parse the world by subject, tangles and folds of neurons lighting up in response to clouds of ideas.
    Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The spiral of death & destruction must stop now.
    Kevin Collier, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026
  • At the end of the film on the beach, there’s a little moment when his legs fold around himself in a spiral, like a cinnamon bun, which was done on the reference table.
    Emma Forgione, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Try these striking pumps with studded buckle detailing along their pointed-toes.
    Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Statement denim pieces include cutout bootcut jeans with buckle detailing, palazzo jeans with tonal embroidery, a sleeveless mini dress, and a butterfly tank top—a subtle nod to Parton, who has long embraced butterflies as a personal symbol of beauty, freedom and nature.
    Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The Colorado Rockies are rolling out a lineup of new food offerings ahead of Opening Day, featuring everything from oversized hot dogs to inventive twists on classic ballpark staples.
    Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Character names fade, plot twists dissolve, but the enjoyment of the moment remains.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Previous studies have shown that hardware tailored for specific mathematical operations, such as Fourier and convolution transforms, can significantly outperform general-purpose processors.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 13 Jan. 2026
  • The twists, worries and delays in her story highlight the convolution of the U.S. immigration system and the challenges anyone who crossed the border without authorization faces in trying to become a legal resident.
    Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 3 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • The lunchtime sandwich that reigns supreme is undoubtedly the mushroom dip, with a tangle of Long Beach oyster mushrooms confited in oil, then roasted until their edges become crisp and curl in the pizza oven.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Nakamura, who works almost exclusively in his native Japan, smooths over those divisions, creating reverent, porous structures that open to the landscape or curl in on themselves in repose.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Apr. 2026

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“Flexure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flexure. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.

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