Noun
The act of flexing or bending; a turning.
A bending; a part bent; a fold.
Syntactical change of form of words, as by declension or conjugation; inflection.
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.
Source: Webster's dictionaryPANTALOONS, n. A nether habiliment of the adult civilized male. The garment is tubular and unprovided with hinges at the points of flexion. Supposed to have been invented by a humorist. Called 'trousers' by the enlightened and 'pants' by the unworthy. Ambrose Bierce
At the same time, the knee flexors and stretch reflex pull the knee back into flexion, adding to a pulling motion on the ground and beginning the initial swing phase. Source: Internet
A successful landing in gymnastics is classified as soft, meaning the knee and hip joints are at greater than 63 degrees of flexion. Source: Internet
Dorsiflexion (extension) and plantar flexion occur around the transverse axis running through the ankle joint from the tip of the medial malleolus to the tip of the lateral malleolus. Source: Internet
Except for reinforcing the plantar arch, they contribute to plantar flexion and move the four digits toward the big toe. Source: Internet
During this time the hip joint is undergoing extension from being in maximal flexion from the previous swing phase. Source: Internet