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Look up: flexure

  1. flexure
    A turn or fold.
    Found on http://ppathw3.cals.cornell.edu/glossary

  2. flexure
    [n] - the state of being flexed (as of a joint)
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. flexure
    an elastic element in a tuned rotor gyro which connects the rotor or gimbal to the motor shaft and permits limited angular freedom about axes perpendicular to the spin axis Category: Standards, measures and testing • a monocline formed by warping or other gentle deformation rather than b...
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  4. Flexure
    Flex'ure noun [ Latin flexura .] 1. The act of flexing or bending; a turning or curving; flexion; hence, obsequious bowing or bending. « Will it give place to flexure and low bending?» Shak. 2. A turn;...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/42

  5. flexure
    1. The act of flexing or bending; a turning or curving; flexion; hence, obsequious bowing or bending. 'Will it give place to flexure and low bending?' (Shak) ... 2. A turn; a bend; a fold; a curve. 'Varying with the flexures of the valley through which it meandered.' (British Quart. Rev) ... 3. <...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  6. flexure
    (flek´shәr) a bend or fold.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  7. Flexure
    • (n.) The act of flexing or bending; a turning or curving; flexion; hence, obsequious bowing or bending. • (n.) A turn; a bend; a fold; a curve. • (n.) The small distortion of an astronomical instrument caused by the weight of its parts; the amount to be added or substracted from the...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  8. flexure
    flexure 1. The state of being flexed (as of a joint). 2. The act of bending a joint; especially, a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased. 3. A curve, turn, or fold; such as, a bend in a tubular organ: 'A flexure of the colon.' 4. The act or an instance of bending or flexing; flexion.
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  9. flexure
    Type: Term Pronunciation: flek′shŭr Definitions: 1. A bend, as in an organ or structure. Synonyms: flexura
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

  10. flexure
    Latin flexura = a bending.
    Found on http://www.anatomy.usyd.edu.au/glossary/



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27 May 2012

This day in history: The Queen Mary made her maiden voyage, on the Southampton-Cherbourg-New York route, on 27 May 1936. The passenger accommodation emphasised the first two classes, cabin and tourist. The propulsion machinery of the ship produced a massive 160,000 SHP and gave it a speed of over 30 knots. Despite expectations that the ship would try to break speed records on its first voyage a thick fog destroyed any hope of this. The Queen Mary spent a short time in drydock during July whilst adjustments were made to the propellers and turbines. When the ship returned to service, in August, it made a record voyage from Bishop's Rock to Ambrose light and took the Blue Riband from the Normandie. read more

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