flexure

noun

Definition of flexurenext
as in loop

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Recent Examples of flexure 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flexure
  1. loop
  2. coil
  3. fold
  4. spiral
  5. buckle
  6. twist
  7. convolution
  8. curl
Noun
  • Concerns about military readiness, workforce shortages, rising health care costs, affordability, and America’s ability to compete in an increasingly challenging world seem to play on a loop without any sign of progress.
    — Stanley McChrystal, STAT, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Rather than forcing you to adapt to a permanently stitched grid of elastic loops, the M3 utilizes heavy-duty, modular pages.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of loop
Noun
  • This allows massive electrical currents to flow through small coils without wasting energy as heat.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
  • During the recent session, Soto taught people how to make coils for teardrop designs along with other simple shapes.
    — Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of coil
Noun
  • This year’s edition folds in the Co-Production Market Selects program, pitch sessions through the Tasveer Film Fund, industry panels, fireside conversations and networking events.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026
  • And for ease of use, the three-seat setup at the back folds electronically.
    — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of fold
Noun
  • Ascending the museum’s spiral from the ground floor, the unnamed agent’s recollections unfold in forty-two chronological chapters illustrated with photographic, video, and sculptural installations.
    — Emily Witt, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The need to service debt and expand revenue with short- and long-term trips became a balancing act that threatened to become a self-perpetuating spiral.
    — Joshua Ceballos, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of spiral
Noun
  • On her feet were strappy, buckle-heavy platform sandals with oversize straps extending off the sides and wrapping around her ankles, with the highest strap wrapping around the tapered jeans.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026
  • For women, a plaid dress featured a keyhole detail set off by a shoe buckle — shoes being an unlikely inspiration for the collection.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of buckle
Noun
  • There’s a playfulness, also seen in the Regent Experience Agent’s classic-with-a-twist ensembles, that feels young and fresh even if the brand has a discreet opulence about it.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Insanely good casting and no twists to overcomplicate things.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of twist
Noun
  • Because of this, the resulting code tends to exhibit redundancy and convolution and to lack a unified engineering standard.
    — Ihor Hamal, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • In their alternating waves of resentment and understanding, anger and sorrow, D’Arcy and Cooke imbue Rhaenyra and Alicent’s dynamic with all the weight of this history and none of its convolutions.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 15 June 2026
Definition of convolution
Noun
  • Long, loose curls cascade down her back, all the way to her hips, creating a dramatic contrast in both length and texture.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The curls, which spiraled around her, were arguably louder than the print she was clad in.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of curl

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“Flexure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flexure. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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