flexure vs hern

flexure

noun
  • A turn; a bend; a fold; a curve. 

  • The act of bending or flexing; flexion. 

  • A curve or bend in a tubular organ. 

  • The last joint, or bend, of the wing of a bird. 

  • 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. 

verb
  • To introduce a flexure into; to bend or flex. 

hern

noun
  • Corner, nook. 

  • Heron. 

  • A recess beside a wide chimney-fireside. 

  • A corner of angular piece of land; a nook of land projecting into another district, parish, or field. 

pron
  • Hers; her own. 

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