Diffraction-based and Flexion

noun

• The state of being flexed (as of a joint.
  • synonyms: flexure, flection
• Deviation from a straight or normal course.
  • synonyms: inflection, flection
• Act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased.
  • synonyms: flexure

• (n.) A bending; a part bent; a fold.
• (n.) 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.
• (n.) Syntactical change of form of words, as by declension or conjugation; inflection.
• (n.) The act of flexing or bending; a turning.