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Where does “flexural” come from?

Flexural derives from English flexure, which comes from Latin flexūra, the noun form of flectere meaning to bend.

flexural (English): of, or relating to, flexure

Definitions

  1. of, or relating to, flexure

Ancestry of “flexural”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ál—
2EnglishaldehydeAny of a large class of reactive organic...
3GermanAldehydaldehyde
4Latinalcoholkohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder...
5Andalusian Arabicكُحُول—
6Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
7Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
8Akkadianguḫlum—

Words derived from “flexural”

  • nonflexural
  • postflexural
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