flessione

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin flexiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /flesˈsjo.ne/
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: fles‧sió‧ne

Noun

flessione f (plural flessioni)

  1. bending
  2. bend (any of several gymnastic movements), squat
  3. slight fall or drop
  4. inflection
  5. push-up

Further reading

  • flessione in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana