Definitions
1.NounThe act of bending or flexing; flexion.
2.NounA turn; a bend; a fold; a curve.
3.NounA part of a machine designed to bend in operation.
4.NounA curve or bend in a tubular organ.
5.NounThe last joint, or bend, of the wing of a bird.
6.NounThe 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.
7.VerbTo introduce a flexure into; to bend or flex.