| bending | | |
| n. (event) | 1. bend, bending | movement that causes the formation of a curve. |
| ~ motion, movement | a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something. |
| ~ deflexion, deflection, refraction | the amount by which a propagating wave is bent. |
| n. (attribute) | 2. bending, deflection, deflexion | the property of being bent or deflected. |
| ~ physical property | any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions. |
| ~ wind deflection, windage | the deflection of a projectile resulting from the effects of wind. |
| ~ refractiveness, refractivity | the physical property of a medium as determined by its index of refraction. |
| n. (act) | 3. bending | the act of bending something. |
| ~ change of shape | an action that changes the shape of something. |
| ~ flexion, flexure | act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased. |
| ~ crouch | the act of bending low with the limbs close to the body. |
| ~ hunch | the act of bending yourself into a humped position. |
| ~ incurvation | the action of creating a curved shape. |
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