bending | ||
1. | [ adjective ] not remaining rigid or straight | |
Examples: | "tried to support his weight on a bending cane" |
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Related terms: | crooked | |
2. | [ noun ] (physics) the property of being bent or deflected | |
Synonyms: | deflexion deflection | |
Related terms: | physical_property refractivity windage | |
3. | [ noun ] movement that causes the formation of a curve | |
Synonyms: | bend | |
Related terms: | movement deflection | |
4. | [ noun ] the act of bending something | |
Synonyms: | flex flexion flection inflection bend | |
Related terms: | change_of_shape crouch flexion incurvation hunch | |
Similar spelling: |
bonding binding banding Beantown |