Will it give place to flexure and low bending?
--Shak.
2. A turn; a bend; a fold; a curve.
Varying with the flexures of the valley through
which it meandered. --British
Quart. Rev.
3. (Zo["o]l.) The last joint, or bend, of the wing of a bird.
4. (Astron.) The small distortion of an astronomical
instrument caused by the weight of its parts; the amount
to be added or substracted from the observed readings of
the instrument to correct them for this distortion.
{The flexure of a curve} (Math.), the bending of a curve
towards or from a straight line.