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flexure vs concertina fold

concertina fold vs flexure

flexure and concertina fold both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
flexure Yes No No No
concertina fold Yes No No No
As nouns, concertina fold is a hyponym of flexure; that is, concertina fold is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than flexure:
  • flexure: an angular or rounded shape made by folding
  • concertina fold: a continuous parallel folding in an accordion-like fashion, that is with folds alternatively made to the front and back in zig-zag folds.
Other hyponyms of flexure include plait, pleat, kink, twirl, twist, pucker, ruck, accordion fold, z-fold, zig-zag fold.
flexure (noun) concertina fold (noun)
act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased a continuous parallel folding in an accordion-like fashion, that is with folds alternatively made to the front and back in zig-zag folds.
an angular or rounded shape made by folding
the state of being flexed (as of a joint)
Difference between flexure and concertina fold

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