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Meaning of "flexuous" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FLEXUOUS

From Latin flexuōsus full of bends, tortuous, from flexus a bending.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FLEXUOUS

flexuous  [ˈflɛksjʊəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLEXUOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Flexuous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FLEXUOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of flexuous in the English dictionary

The definition of flexuous in the dictionary is full of bends or curves; winding. Other definition of flexuous is variable; unsteady.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FLEXUOUS


ambiguous
æmˈbɪɡjʊəs
arduous
ˈɑːdjʊəs
conspicuous
kənˈspɪkjʊəs
contiguous
kənˈtɪɡjʊəs
continuous
kənˈtɪnjʊəs
deciduous
dɪˈsɪdjʊəs
discontinuous
ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjʊəs
fatuous
ˈfætjʊəs
inconspicuous
ˌɪnkənˈspɪkjʊəs
innocuous
ɪˈnɒkjʊəs
insensuous
ɪnˈsensjʊəs
promiscuous
prəˈmɪskjʊəs
sensuous
ˈsɛnsjʊəs
strenuous
ˈstrɛnjʊəs
sumptuous
ˈsʌmptjʊəs
tenuous
ˈtɛnjʊəs
tortuous
ˈtɔːtjʊəs
tumultuous
tjuːˈmʌltjʊəs
unambiguous
ˌʌnæmˈbɪɡjʊəs
voluptuous
vəˈlʌptjʊəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLEXUOUS

flexicurity
flexihours
flexile
flexion
flexional
flexionless
flexitarian
flexitarianism
flexitime
flexo
flexographic
flexographically
flexography
flexor
flextime
flextimer
flexuose
flexuously
flexural
flexure

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLEXUOUS

assiduous
congruous
contemptuous
discontiguous
disingenuous
exiguous
impetuous
incestuous
incongruous
infructuous
ingenuous
mellifluous
noncontiguous
perspicuous
presumptuous
sinuous
superfluous
tempestuous
vacuous
virtuous

Synonyms and antonyms of flexuous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «flexuous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLEXUOUS

Find out the translation of flexuous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of flexuous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «flexuous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

曲折
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

flexuous
570 millions of speakers

English

flexuous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

flexuous
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

flexuous
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

извилистые
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

flexuosas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

flexuous
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

flexueux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Flexuous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

flexuous
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

曲がりくねった
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

flexuous
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Flexuous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

flexuous
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

flexuous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विक्षिप्त
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

flexuous
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

flessuoso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

powyginany
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

звивисті
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Serpuitoare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

flexuous
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kronkelend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

flexuous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

flexuous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of flexuous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLEXUOUS»

The term «flexuous» is normally little used and occupies the 131.800 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FLEXUOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «flexuous» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «flexuous» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about flexuous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLEXUOUS»

Discover the use of flexuous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to flexuous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Aquatic and Wetland Plants of Southwestern United States
Solitary or in small tufts, the bases deeply set in the substrate; outer leaves scaly, castaneous; principal leaves linear, 2-5 dm. long, 2-5 mm. broad, twisted and flexuous, fleshy, minutely tuberculate along the margins, otherwise smooth and ...
Donovan Stewart Correll, Helen B. Correll, 1975
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The Cereal Rusts: Origins, Specificity, Structure, and ...
documented: (a) fusion of (+) and (—) basidiospore-derived hyphae (P. graminis f . sp. tritici, Craigie, 1927a,b), and (b) fusion of (+) or (—) pycniospores, respectively, with (—) or (+) flexuous hyphae (P. graminis f. sp. tritici, Craigie, 1927a,b, ...
William Bushnell, 1984
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Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences
with apex and base acuminate ; margin sunken, flexuous, very narrow ; vascular scars lanceolate. In our specimen the vascular scars are almost obsolete and have a slight bulbous enlargement in the centre. Where the bark remains, the crest ...
Academy of Natural Sciences (Philadelphia, Pa.), 1861
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Manual of the grasses of the United States
Branches of the panicle rather stiffly spreading or drooping, not flexuous; awn straight. 29. B. COMMUTATUS. Branches lax or flexuous, usually slender, but rather stout in B. squarrosus. Spikelets inflated, 5 to 8 mm. or even 10 mm. wide; awns ...
Albert Spear Hitchcock, Agnes Chase, 1971
5
Conchologia Iconica: Or, Illustrations of the Shells of ...
Shell fusiformly ovate, attenuated towards the base, cream -colour, shining, sometimes linearly banded with orange-brown, spire conical, lip flexuous, columella four-plaited. Hinds, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1844, p. 75 ; Moll. Toy. Sulph. pi. 13. f. 20, 21.
Lovell Reeve, 1866
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Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
with apex and base acuminate ; margin sunken, flexuous, very narrow ; vascular scars lanceolate. In our specimen the vascular scars are almost obsolete and have a slight bulbous enlargement in the centre. Where the bark remains, the crest ...
7
Geological Survey Professional Paper
... 376915), presumably near the aperture, of an adult from another locality (fig. 1, loc. D8324) differs from other specimens in that ribs are closely spaced (pi. 9, figs . 1, 2). Each rib is narrow, prorsiradiate, slightly flexuous, and equal in length.
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1988
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United States Geological Survey Professional Paper
More commonly, however, traces of them as oblique wrinkles may bo observed near the hinge line. The diagnostic characters by which this very variable species may be recognized are (1) the fine, slightly uneven, flexuous surface lineations, ...
9
Miscellaneous Publication
Foliage glabrous 28. B. secalinus. Foliage pubescent. Branches of the panicle rather stiffly spreading or drooping, not flexuous ; awn straight. 29. B. COMMUTATUS. Branches lax or flexuous, usually slender, but rather stout in B. squarrosus.
10
Principles Of Microbiology:M&S
... (PVX) ssRNA Flexuous rod 470-580 X 18 Carlavirus Carnation latent virus ( CLV) ssRNA Flexuous rod 620-700 X 13 Potyvirus Potato virus Y (PVY) ssRNA Flexuous rod 680-900 X 11 Closterovirus Beet yellow virus (BYV) ssRNA Flexuous ...
R S. Mehrotra, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLEXUOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term flexuous is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tapping the Tradition
Though planted at floor level, the routines engage every part of the body in fitful, flexuous, sometimes frantic movement – which makes them a ... «Valley Advocate, Jul 15»
2
nervous system uses floraform to 3D print intricate wearable designs
... to bloom. expanding from the edge, the computer program can transform simple surfaces into flexuous forms that fill space with curves, folds, ... «Designboom, Jun 15»
3
Nervous System's Floraform software will allow you to create …
'The flowering structures expand fastest along their edges, evolving from simple surfaces to flexuous forms that fill space with curves, folds, and ... «3ders.org, Jun 15»
4
The Essential Joanna Newsom Playlist
... comes around the 08m40s mark when a breakdown slowly starts to re-build with flexuous vocal harmonies, which then, about a minute later, ... «The 405, Apr 15»
5
6 Ways Your Dog Shows You Love
... express love and humility by external signs so plainly as does a dog, when with drooping ears, hanging lips, flexuous body, and wagging tail, ... «Care2.com, Mar 15»
6
Our native flower
South Island kowhai can be identified by its small leaves and divaricating or flexuous form as a young tree. As well as this, in the South Island, ... «Otago Daily Times, Aug 14»
7
Wonderful Things: Parasite Shoots Tiny Animals with Harpoons …
... and the sudden pressure differential ejects the harpoon, its bore, and a long flexuous tube continuous with the base of the bore (8, 9, and 10). «Scientific American, Aug 14»
8
New Nissan Sunny launch on 3rd July
New head lights feature the flexuous boomerang design adding to the overall look of the sedan. Side profile has been retained as it is except ... «CarTrade.com, Jun 14»
9
Nissan Sunny tweaked version expected to launch in July first week
New head lights feature the flexuous boomerang design adding to the overall look of the sedan. Side profile has been retained as it is except ... «CarTrade.com, Jun 14»
10
Hyundai i20 upgraded version could see festive season launch
Besides this, the flexuous fluidic design bestowed on the hatchback renders it a contemporary look. It is being said that the successor model of ... «CarTrade.com, May 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Flexuous [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/flexuous>. May 2024 ».
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