Meaning & use
Flexural
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Relating to bending or the capacity of a material to bend without breaking.
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Engineers tested the beam's flexural strength before approving the design.
The material's flexural properties make it ideal for flexible electronics.
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Common in engineering and materials science, "flexural" comes from the Latin "flectere," meaning "to bend."
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