flexure vs bending

flexure and bending both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
flexure	Yes	No	No	No
bending	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, bending is a hypernym of flexure; that is, bending is a word with a broader meaning than flexure:

flexure: act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased
bending: the act of bending something

flexure (noun)	bending (noun)
act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased	the act of bending something
an angular or rounded shape made by folding	the property of being bent or deflected
the state of being flexed (as of a joint)	movement that causes the formation of a curve