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flexor

flex·or
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [flek-ser]
    • /ˈflɛk sər/
    • /ˈflek.sər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [flek-ser]
    • /ˈflɛk sər/

Definitions of flexor word

  • noun flexor a muscle that serves to flex or bend a part of the body. 1
  • noun flexor A muscle whose contraction bends a limb or other part of the body. 1
  • noun flexor any muscle whose contraction serves to bend a joint or limb 0
  • noun flexor a muscle that bends a limb or other part of the body 0

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Origin of flexor

First appearance:

before 1605
One of the 40% oldest English words
From New Latin, dating back to 1605-15; See origin at flex1, -tor

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Flexor

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

flexor popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

flexor usage trend in Literature

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