bending

Examples

• All

• This reduced the weight by half and we prevent bending which would risk future splits.

• Potential energy is accumulated during the bending phase and is used at the transition from bending.

  Academic text (1995)

• But either way, bending is the first step.

• Basically, the bending of light.

  Heartthrob (2017)

• Like a flower bending in the breeze

  Dark City (1998)

• A square shape will also provide more bending resistance than a thinner flat stock.

  Academic text (1996)

• While working with individuals, the teacher librarian began to notice the bending of social networking skills into academic skills.

  Academic text (2011)

• All of the beads together distribute the bending forces within the wire.

  Academic text (2011)

• The bending of the metal made it easier to shape into a hook.

• The bending of the beam during the experiment showed how it reacts under pressure.

Synonyms

C

curvature

vsbending

• Specialized

12 5.4

The amount something is bent, like a road or beam

is the active process that creates that arched form

I

inflection

vsbending

7 6.8

A bend in a line or path that changes direction

is the general shaping movement rather than a course deviation

D

deformation

vsbending

• Specialized

7 5.9

A change in the shape of an object that makes it look or work worse

is a neutral shaping action not necessarily causing damage

G

give

vsbending

• Informal

6 7.4

The ability of a material to bend or stretch and return

is the shaping action that may not reverse itself

D

deflection

vsbending

6 6.0

How much an object bends or moves away from a straight line

is the wider process creating a curve instead of only changing direction

F

flexion

vsbending

• Specialized

2 7.7

The bending of a joint or the position when it is bent

is the wider process applying to any object or form

C

curved shape

vsbending

2 1.9

A form that bends smoothly without sharp angles, like a rainbow

is the action or quality that produces such an arched form

F

flection

vsbending

• Specialized

1 9.9

A bending of a joint like a knee or elbow

is the general process not limited to joints or body parts

C

crookedness

vsbending

1 5.5

A bent, not straight shape like a picture frame or tree trunk

is the active shaping process that causes that not straight state

W

warpage

vsbending

• Specialized

1 7.8

Bending or twisting of a thing so it loses its original shape

is the basic forming of a curve rather than an unwanted distortion

C

change of shape

vsbending

1 3.2

The way something becomes a different form when it is bent, heated, or pressed

is the specific action that produces a curve from a straight form

I

incurvature

vsbending

• Specialized

1 9.9

A curve that bends inward

is the broader process creating arched forms in any direction

B

bendability

vsbending

1 5.8

Ability of a material to be shaped into a curve without breaking

is the process or act that causes curving, not the ease of it

D

deformability

vsbending

• Specialized

1 7.3

How easily a material like rubber changes shape without breaking

is the action or property that makes a curve not just the capacity

D

deflexion

vsbending

9.7

Bending of a beam or other part so it is not straight

is the general curving action rather than simply turning aside

I

incurvation

vsbending

• Specialized

9.9

A part of something that bends inward like a spine or branch

is the general shaping process not limited to inward direction

Antonyms

S

to straighten

126 2.5

Make something straight and in the right position

How Bent

to crumple

12 3.4

to kink

3 5.4

bending

15 2.1

curve

287 2.3

straightness

1 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology