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flexion
(encz) | flexion,flexe n: Zdeněk Brož |
flexion
(encz) | flexion,ohyb n: Zdeněk Brož |
flexion
(encz) | flexion,ohýbání n: Zdeněk Brož |
Flexion
(gcide) | Flexion \Flex"ion\, n. [L. flexio: cf. F. flexion.]
1. The act of flexing or bending; a turning.
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2. A bending; a part bent; a fold. --Bacon.
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3. (Gram.) Syntactical change of form of words, as by
declension or conjugation; inflection.
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Express the syntactical relations by flexion. --Sir
W. Hamilton.
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4. (Physiol.) The bending of a limb or joint; that motion of
a joint which gives the distal member a continually
decreasing angle with the axis of the proximal part; --
distinguished from extension.
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flexion
(wn) | flexion
n 1: the state of being flexed (as of a joint) [syn: flexure,
flection, flexion]
2: deviation from a straight or normal course [syn:
inflection, flection, flexion]
3: act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones
of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased [syn:
flexion, flexure] [ant: extension] |
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deflexion
(encz) | deflexion,odbočení n: Zdeněk Broždeflexion,odklonění n: Zdeněk Broždeflexion,vychýlení n: Zdeněk Brož |
dorsiflexion
(encz) | dorsiflexion,ohnutí n: Zdeněk Brož |
genuflexion
(encz) | genuflexion, n: |
inflexion
(encz) | inflexion,flexe (ohýbání) n: [lingv.] Zdeněk Brož |
reflexion
(encz) | reflexion,odraz n: Zdeněk Brožreflexion,přemítání n: Zdeněk Brožreflexion,reflex n: Zdeněk Brožreflexion,reflexe n: Zdeněk Brožreflexion,zrcadlení n: Zdeněk Brož |
retroflexion
(encz) | retroflexion, n: |
anteflexion
(gcide) | anteflexion \an`te*flex"ion\ ([a^]n`t[-e]*fl[e^]k"sh[u^]n), n.
(Med.)
A displacement forward of an organ, esp. the uterus, in such
manner that its axis is bent upon itself. --T. G. Thomas. AS
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Circumflexion
(gcide) | Circumflexion \Cir`cum*flex"ion\, n.
1. The act of bending, or causing to assume a curved form.
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2. A winding about; a turning; a circuity; a fold.
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Deflexion
(gcide) | Deflexion \De*flex"ion\, n.
See Deflection.
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Flexion
(gcide) | Flexion \Flex"ion\, n. [L. flexio: cf. F. flexion.]
1. The act of flexing or bending; a turning.
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2. A bending; a part bent; a fold. --Bacon.
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3. (Gram.) Syntactical change of form of words, as by
declension or conjugation; inflection.
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Express the syntactical relations by flexion. --Sir
W. Hamilton.
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4. (Physiol.) The bending of a limb or joint; that motion of
a joint which gives the distal member a continually
decreasing angle with the axis of the proximal part; --
distinguished from extension.
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genuflexion
(gcide) | genuflection \gen`u*flec"tion\, genuflexion \gen`u*flex"ion\, n.
[F. g['e]nuflexion, fr. LL. genuflexio, fr. L. genu knee +
flexio a bending, fr. flectere, flexum, to bend. See Knee,
Flexible.]
The act of bending the knee, particularly in worship or
reverence. --Bp. Stillingfleet.
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Inflexion
(gcide) | Inflexion \In*flex"ion\, n.
Inflection.
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reflexion
(gcide) | Reflection \Re*flec"tion\ (r?*fl?k"sh?n), n. [L. reflexio: cf.
F. r['e]flexion. See Riflect.] [Written also reflexion.]
1. The act of reflecting, or turning or sending back, or the
state of being reflected. Specifically:
(a) The return of rays, beams, sound, or the like, from a
surface. See Angle of reflection, below.
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The eye sees not itself,
But by reflection, by some other things. --Shak.
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(b) The reverting of the mind to that which has already
occupied it; continued consideration; meditation;
contemplation; hence, also, that operation or power of
the mind by which it is conscious of its own acts or
states; the capacity for judging rationally,
especially in view of a moral rule or standard.
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By reflection, . . . I would be understood to
mean, that notice which the mind takes of its
own operations, and the manner of them, by
reason whereof there come to be ideas of these
operations in the understanding. --Locke.
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This delight grows and improves under thought
and reflection. --South.
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2. Shining; brightness, as of the sun. [Obs.] --Shak.
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3. That which is produced by reflection. Specifically:
(a) An image given back from a reflecting surface; a
reflected counterpart.
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As the sun water we can bear,
Yet not the sun, but his reflection, there.
--Dryden.
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(b) A part reflected, or turned back, at an angle; as, the
reflection of a membrane.
(c) Result of meditation; thought or opinion after
attentive consideration or contemplation; especially,
thoughts suggested by truth.
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Job's reflections on his once flourishing estate
did at the same time afflict and encourage him.
--Atterbury.
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4. Censure; reproach cast.
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He died; and oh! may no reflection shed
Its poisonous venom on the royal dead. --Prior.
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5. (Physiol.) The transference of an excitement from one
nerve fiber to another by means of the nerve cells, as in
reflex action. See Reflex action, under Reflex.
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Angle of reflection, the angle which anything, as a ray of
light, on leaving a reflecting surface, makes with the
perpendicular to the surface.
Angle of total reflection. (Opt.) Same as Critical angle,
under Critical.
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Syn: Meditation; contemplation; rumination; cogitation;
consideration; musing; thinking.
[1913 Webster]Reflexion \Re*flex"ion\ (-fl?k"sh?n), n.
See Reflection. --Chaucer.
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Reflexion
(gcide) | Reflection \Re*flec"tion\ (r?*fl?k"sh?n), n. [L. reflexio: cf.
F. r['e]flexion. See Riflect.] [Written also reflexion.]
1. The act of reflecting, or turning or sending back, or the
state of being reflected. Specifically:
(a) The return of rays, beams, sound, or the like, from a
surface. See Angle of reflection, below.
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The eye sees not itself,
But by reflection, by some other things. --Shak.
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(b) The reverting of the mind to that which has already
occupied it; continued consideration; meditation;
contemplation; hence, also, that operation or power of
the mind by which it is conscious of its own acts or
states; the capacity for judging rationally,
especially in view of a moral rule or standard.
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By reflection, . . . I would be understood to
mean, that notice which the mind takes of its
own operations, and the manner of them, by
reason whereof there come to be ideas of these
operations in the understanding. --Locke.
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This delight grows and improves under thought
and reflection. --South.
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2. Shining; brightness, as of the sun. [Obs.] --Shak.
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3. That which is produced by reflection. Specifically:
(a) An image given back from a reflecting surface; a
reflected counterpart.
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As the sun water we can bear,
Yet not the sun, but his reflection, there.
--Dryden.
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(b) A part reflected, or turned back, at an angle; as, the
reflection of a membrane.
(c) Result of meditation; thought or opinion after
attentive consideration or contemplation; especially,
thoughts suggested by truth.
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Job's reflections on his once flourishing estate
did at the same time afflict and encourage him.
--Atterbury.
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4. Censure; reproach cast.
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He died; and oh! may no reflection shed
Its poisonous venom on the royal dead. --Prior.
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5. (Physiol.) The transference of an excitement from one
nerve fiber to another by means of the nerve cells, as in
reflex action. See Reflex action, under Reflex.
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Angle of reflection, the angle which anything, as a ray of
light, on leaving a reflecting surface, makes with the
perpendicular to the surface.
Angle of total reflection. (Opt.) Same as Critical angle,
under Critical.
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Syn: Meditation; contemplation; rumination; cogitation;
consideration; musing; thinking.
[1913 Webster]Reflexion \Re*flex"ion\ (-fl?k"sh?n), n.
See Reflection. --Chaucer.
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Retroflexion
(gcide) | Retroflexion \Re`tro*flex"ion\, n.
The act of reflexing; the state of being retroflexed. Cf.
Retroversion.
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deflexion
(wn) | deflexion
n 1: the amount by which a propagating wave is bent [syn:
deflection, deflexion, refraction]
2: the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument
from its zero position [syn: deflection, deflexion]
3: the property of being bent or deflected [syn: deflection,
deflexion, bending]
4: a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern); "a
diversion from the main highway"; "a digression into
irrelevant details"; "a deflection from his goal" [syn:
diversion, deviation, digression, deflection,
deflexion, divagation] |
dorsiflexion
(wn) | dorsiflexion
n 1: the act of bending backward (of the body or a body part) |
genuflexion
(wn) | genuflexion
n 1: the act of bending the knees in worship or reverence [syn:
genuflection, genuflexion] |
inflexion
(wn) | inflexion
n 1: a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix)
to indicate a change in its grammatical function [syn:
inflection, inflexion] |
latino sine flexione
(wn) | Latino sine flexione
n 1: Latino without inflectional morphology |
reflexion
(wn) | reflexion
n 1: the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being
thrown back from a surface [syn: reflection, reflexion]
2: expression without words; "tears are an expression of grief";
"the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition" [syn:
expression, manifestation, reflection, reflexion]
3: a remark expressing careful consideration [syn:
observation, reflection, reflexion]
4: a calm, lengthy, intent consideration [syn: contemplation,
reflection, reflexion, rumination, musing,
thoughtfulness]
5: the ability to reflect beams or rays [syn: reflection,
reflexion, reflectivity]
6: a likeness in which left and right are reversed [syn: {mirror
image}, reflection, reflexion]
7: the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other
reflective material); "he studied his reflection in the
mirror" [syn: reflection, reflexion] |
retroflexion
(wn) | retroflexion
n 1: a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part;
"retroversion of the uterus" [syn: retroversion,
retroflection, retroflexion]
2: an articulatory gesture made by turning the tip of the tongue
back against the roof of the mouth [syn: retroflection,
retroflexion]
3: the act of bending backward [syn: retroflection,
retroflexion] |
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