flexure
/ˈflekʃə(r)/noun
mass noun
1- technical, chiefly Anatomy & Geology the action of bending or curving, or the condition of being bent or curved〈技〉【主剖, 主地质】曲, 弯曲, 折褶; 弯曲折褶状态。
1.1
- count noun a bent or curved part弯曲（或折褶）部分：
these lesser hills were flexures of the San Andreas system.
这些小山是圣安德烈亚斯断层的折褶部分。
派生词
flexural
adjective词源
late 16th cent.: from Latin flexura, from flectere 'to bend'.