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Definition: FLEXURAL |
FLEXURALAdjective1. Of, pertaining to, or resulting from, flexure; of the nature of, or characterized by, flexure; as, flexural elasticity. |
Note: Flexural \Flex"u*ral\, adjective. [From Flexure.]. (references) |
Crosswords: FLEXURAL |
| Specialty definitions using "FLEXURAL": Dermatitis, Atopic ♦ fatigue ratio, flexural pivot ♦ Hyperkeratosis, Epidermolytic ♦ section modulus. (references) |
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| "FLEXURAL" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 90.00% of the time. "FLEXURAL" is used about 10 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 90% | 9 | 117,287 |
| Noun (singular) | 10% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 10 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "FLEXURAL": flexural fatigue strength ♦ flexural modulus ♦ flexural moment ♦ flexural pivot ♦ flexural rigidity ♦ flexural strength ♦ wet flexural strength. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
flexural modulus | 10 |
flexural strength | 7 |
flexural | 7 |
flexural pivot | 3 |
flexural wave | 3 |
flexural ice strength | 3 |
flexural plywood strength | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "FLEXURAL"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Danish | våd bøjningsstyrke (wet flexural strength), våd bøjestrækstyrke (wet flexural strength), uro (agitation, anxiety, balance, balance-wheel, flexural pivot), udknækning ved bøjning (flexural buckling), krumning ved bøjning (flexural buckling), boejningsbrudgraense (flexural strength at break), bøjningsstyrkeforsøg (flexural strength test), bøjningsstyrke (bending strength, cross-bending strength, flexural strength, resistance to bending, transverse strength), bøjningsmoment (bending moment, flexural moment), bøjningsegenskaber (flexural behaviour), bøjestyrke (bending strength, cross-bending strength, flexural strength, resistance to bending, transverse strength), bøjestivhed (bending stiffness, flexural rigidity, stiffness in bend, stiffness in flexure), afproevning ved boejning (testing in the flexural mode). (various references) | |
Dutch | natte buigsterkte (wet flexural strength), knik met buiging (flexural buckling), doorbuiging bij vloeipunt (flexural yield deflection), buigvermoeiingssterkte (flexural fatigue strength), buigvastheid (bending strength, cross-bending strength, equivalent fiber stress at maximum load, equivalent fibre stress at maximum load, flexural strength, modulus of rupture, resistance to bending, transverse strength), buigtreksterkteproef (flexural strength test), buigstijfheid (bending stiffness, flexural rigidity, stiffness in bend, stiffness in flexure), buigsterkte (bending strength, cross-bending strength, flexural strength, resistance to bending, transverse strength), buigproef (testing in the flexural mode), buigmoment (bending moment, flexural moment), buigend moment (bending moment, flexural moment), buigbestendigheid tot breuk (flexural strength at break). (various references) | |
Finnish | taivutusnurjahdus (flexural buckling), taivutusmurtoraja (flexural strength at break), taivutusmomentti (bending moment, flexural moment), taivutusjäykkyys (bending stiffness, flexural rigidity, stiffness in bend, stiffness in flexure). (various references) | |
French | flambement par flexion (flexural buckling), résistance à la fatigue due à la flexion (flexural fatigue strength), déformation élastique par flexion (flexural yield deflection), effort de flexion (flexural stress), essai de traction par flexion (flexural strength test), essai sous flexion (testing in the flexural mode), mode principal de flexion d'un rotor (rotor flexural principal mode), moment de flexion (flexural moment), contrainte de fatigue en flexions répétées (repeated flexural stress), pivot à lames flexibles (flexural pivot), rigidité en flexion (flexural rigidity, stiffness in flexure), résistance à la flexion (flexural strength), résistance à la flexion à l'état humide (wet flexural strength), résistance à la flexion due à l'humidité (wet flexural strength), résistance à la fraction (flexural strength at break), résistance en flexion au seuil d'écoulement (flexural yield strength), rigidité à la flexion (flexural rigidity, stiffness in flexure), rigidité d'une plaque (flexural rigidity of a plate), moment fléchissant (flexural moment). (various references) | |
German | Biegeversuch (flexural test), Biegespannung (flexural stress). (various references) | |
Greek | καμπτικός άξονας (flexural pivot), καμπτικός λυγισμός (flexural buckling), ροπή κάμψης (bending moment, flexural moment), ελαστική παραμόρφωση με κάμψη (flexural yield deflection), λυγισμός σε κάμψη (flexural buckling), αντοχή κάμψης μετά από διαβροχή με νερό (wet flexural strength), αντοχή σε κάμψη (bending strength, cross-bending strength, flexural strength, flexural strength at break, resistance to bending, transverse strength), αντοχή στην κόπωση από κάμψεις (flexural fatigue strength), αντοχή στην κάμψη (bending stiffness, flexural rigidity, stiffness in bend, stiffness in flexure), αντίσταση σε κάμψη (bending strength, cross-bending strength, flexural strength, resistance to bending, transverse strength), δοκιμή με την καμπτική μέθοδο (testing in the flexural mode), δοκιμή εφελκυσμού με κάμψη (flexural strength test). (various references) | |
Hungarian | hajlító szilárdság (flexural strength). (various references) | |
Italian | rigidezza di una piastra (flexural rigidity of a plate, stiffness of a plate), rigidezza di una lamiera (flexural rigidity of a plate, stiffness of a plate), resistenza flessionale in umido (wet flexural strength), resistenza alla flessione (bending stiffness, bending strength, cross-bending strength, flexural rigidity, flexural strength, resistance to bending, stiffness in bend, stiffness in flexure, transverse strength), resistenza alla fatica flessionale (flexural fatigue strength), prova di trazione per flessione (flexural strength test), prova di flessione (testing in the flexural mode), momento di flessione (bending moment, flexural moment), instabilità flessionale (flexural buckling). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | exuralflay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | rigidez flexional (bending stiffness, flexural rigidity, stiffness in bend, stiffness in flexure), rigidez de placa (flexural rigidity of a plate, stiffness of a plate), rigidez à flexão (bending stiffness, flexural rigidity, stiffness in bend, stiffness in flexure), resistência à flexão húmida (wet flexural strength), resistência à flexão (bending strength, cross-bending strength, flexural strength, resistance to bending, transverse strength), resistência à fadiga por flexão (flexural fatigue strength), ponto de flexão (flexural pivot), ensaio de tracção por flexão (flexural strength test), centro de flexão (flexural pivot). (various references) | |
Romanian | de încovoiere. (various references) | |
Spanish | rigidez de una chapa (flexural rigidity of a plate, stiffness of a plate), resistencia a la rotura por flexión (flexural strength at break), resistencia a la flexión en estado húmedo (wet flexural strength), resistencia a la flexión (bending strength, cross-bending strength, flexural strength, resistance to bending, transverse strength), resistencia a flexión (bending strength, cross-bending strength, flexural strength, resistance to bending, transverse strength), resistencia a fatiga por flexión (flexural fatigue strength), pivote flexible (flexural pivot), pandeo por flexión (flexural buckling), momento flector (bending moment, flexural moment), momento de flexión (bending moment, flexural moment), ensayo de flexotracción (flexural strength test). (various references) | |
Swedish | provning av böjhållfasthet (flexural strength test), böjtest (flexural strength test), böjstyvhetstest (flexural strength test), böjstyvhet (bending stiffness, bending strength, cross-bending strength, flexural rigidity, flexural strength, resistance to bending, stiffness in bend, stiffness in flexure, transverse strength), böjmoment (bending moment, flexural moment, moment of a couple, moment of a force, moment of a torque, moment of force, torque, turning moment, twisting moment), böjknäckning (flexural buckling), böjhållfasthet (bending strength, cross-bending strength, flexural strength, resistance to bending, transverse strength), böjbrottgräns (flexural strength at break), böjande moment (bending moment, flexural moment). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Misspellings | |
"FLEXURAL" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: fleural. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "FLEXURAL" (pronounced 'Flex"u*ral'): Aboral, Accipitral, Adambulacral, Admiral, Ambidextral, Ambulacral, Ammiral, Amphitheatral, Amphoral, Ancestral, Antambulacral, Antemural, Antral, Arbitral, Asymmetral, Augural, Auroral, Bicorporal, Bicrural, Bimembral, Binaural, Biventral, Cadastral, Caesural, Caporal, Central, Centumviral, Cesural, Chaparral, Circumlittoral, Cloistral, Commissural, Concho-spiral, Conirostral, Connatural, Contranatural, Counternatural, Crural, Cubo-octahedral, Cultirostral, Curvirostral, Cynosural, Decahedral, Decemviral, Dextral, Dural, Duumviral, Fissirostral, Floral, Genitocrural. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-f-l-l-r-u-x" | |
-2 letters: allure, earful, faller, ferula, fuller, laurel, refall, reflux. | |
-3 letters: farle, fella, feral, feuar, flare, laxer, relax, ureal. | |
-4 letters: alef, axel, axle, earl, eaux, fall, falx, fare, farl, faux, feal, fear, fell, flax, flea, flex, flue, flux, frae, fuel, full, furl, leaf, leal, lear, lure, luxe, rale, real, rule, urea. | |
-5 letters: ale, all, are, arf. | |
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