Flexion
Pronunciation : Flex"ion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. flexio: cf. F. flexion.]
Definition : 1. The act of flexing or bending; a turning.
2. A bending; a part bent; a fold. Bacon.
3. (Gram.)
Defn: Syntactical change of form of words, as by declension or conjugation; inflection. Express the syntactical relations by flexion. Sir W. Hamilton.
4. (Physiol.)
Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913