FinnHun Finnish-Hungarian-English on-line dictionary and thesaurus

n The act of bending or flexing; flexion.

n A turn; a bend; a fold; a curve.

n (anatomy) A curve or bend in a tubular organ.

n (zoology) The last joint, or bend, of the wing of a bird.

n (astronomy) The small distortion of an astronomical instrument caused by the weight of its parts; the amount to be added or subtracted from the observed readings of the instrument to correct them for this distortion.