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Intension :: Intension (n.) A straining, stretching, or bending; the state of being strained; as, the intension of a musical string..

Spring :: Spring (v. t.) To bend by force, as something stiff or strong; to force or put by bending, as a beam into its sockets, and allowing it to straighten when in place; -- often with in, out, etc.; as, to spring in a slat or a bar..

Deflection :: Deflection (n.) The act of turning aside, or state of being turned aside; a turning from a right line or proper course; a bending, esp. downward; deviation..

Intention :: Intention (n.) A stretching or bending of the mind toward of the mind toward an object; closeness of application; fixedness of attention; earnestness.

Pliant :: Pliant (v.) Capable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking; flexible; pliable; lithe; limber; plastic; as, a pliant thread; pliant wax. Also used figuratively: Easily influenced for good or evil; tractable; as, a pliant heart..

Windlass :: Windlass (n.) An apparatus resembling a winch or windlass, for bending the bow of an arblast, or crossbow..

Boisterous :: Boisterous (a.) Rough or rude; unbending; unyielding; strong; powerful.

Bow :: Bow (n.) The bending or rounded part of a ship forward; the stream or prow.

Reclining :: Reclining (a.) Bending or curving gradually back from the perpendicular.

Stool :: Stool (n.) A plant from which layers are propagated by bending its branches into the soil.

Moulinet :: Moulinet (n.) A machine formerly used for bending a crossbow by winding it up.

Manometer :: Manometer (n.) An instrument for measuring the tension or elastic force of gases, steam, etc., constructed usually on the principle of allowing the gas to exert its elastic force in raising a column of mercury in an open tube, or in compressing a portion of air or other gas in a closed tube with mercury or other liquid intervening, or in bending a metallic or other spring so as to set in motion an index; a pressure gauge. See Pressure, and Illust. of Air pump..

Incurved :: Incurved (a.) Bending gradually toward the axis or center, as branches or petals..

Arcuation :: Arcuation (n.) The act of bending or curving; incurvation; the state of being bent; crookedness.

Circumnutation :: Circumnutation (n.) The successive bowing or bending in different directions of the growing tip of the stems of many plants, especially seen in climbing plants..

Curvature :: Curvature (n.) The amount of degree of bending of a mathematical curve, or the tendency at any point to depart from a tangent drawn to the curve at that point..

Intorsion :: Intorsion (n.) A winding, bending, or twisting..

Declinate :: Declinate (a.) Bent downward or aside; (Bot.) bending downward in a curve; declined.

Rack :: Rack (a.) An instrument for bending a bow.

Nod :: Nod (n.) A dropping or bending forward of the upper oart or top of anything.

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