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Deflection vs Flexure - What's the difference?

deflection | flexure |

As nouns the difference between deflection and flexure

is that deflection is the act of deflecting or something deflected while flexure is the act of bending or flexing; flexion.

deflection

English

(wikipedia deflection)

Alternative forms

* deflexion (British)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of deflecting or something deflected.
  • * 1918 , H. G. Wells, Joan and Peter
    • The next morning Oswald stopped short in the middle of his shaving, which in his case involved the most tortuous deflections and grimacings.
  • The deviation of a needle or other indicator from its previous position.

    • flexure

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of bending or flexing; flexion.
  • A turn; a bend; a fold; a curve.
  • * British Quarterly Review
    • Varying with the flexures of the valley through which it meandered.
  • (anatomy) A curve or bend in a tubular organ.
  • (zoology) The last joint, or bend, of the wing of a bird.
  • (astronomy) The small distortion of an astronomical instrument caused by the weight of its parts; the amount to be added or subtracted from the observed readings of the instrument to correct them for this distortion.

    • Related terms

    * flex * flexural * flexion

    References

    * The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition (2000). (Webster 1913) ----