Definitions for bending
bend·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. bending, bendnoun

   movement that causes the formation of a curve

2. deflection, deflexion, bendingnoun

   the property of being bent or deflected

3. bendingnoun

   the act of bending something

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1. bendingnoun

   A motion or action that bends.

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1. bending

   Bending is the act or process of flexing or curving a solid material, typically accomplished by applying external forces or pressure. It involves the deformation of the material, leading to changes in its original shape or orientation. Bending can be seen in various contexts, such as when shaping metal, plastic, or wood, or when flexing one's body or body parts.

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1. Bending

   of Bend

2. Bendingnoun

   the marking of the clothes with stripes or horizontal bands

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1. Bending

   In engineering mechanics, bending characterizes the behavior of a slender structural element subjected to an external load applied perpendicularly to a longitudinal axis of the element. The structural element is assumed to be such that at least one of its dimensions is a small fraction, typically 1/10 or less, of the other two. When the length is considerably longer than the width and the thickness, the element is called a beam. For example, a closet rod sagging under the weight of clothes on clothes hangers is an example of a beam experiencing bending. On the other hand, a shell is a structure of any geometric form where the length and the width are of the same order of magnitude but the thickness of the structure is considerably smaller. A large diameter, but thin-walled, short tube supported at its ends and loaded laterally is an example of a shell experiencing bending. In the absence of a qualifier, the term bending is ambiguous because bending can occur locally in all objects. To make the usage of the term more precise, engineers refer to the bending of rods, the bending of beams, the bending of plates, the bending of shells and so on.

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1. BENDING

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Bending is ranked #80926 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Bending surname appeared 234 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Bending.
   
   95.7% or 224 total occurrences were White.

Matched Categories

1. • Change Of Shape
   • Movement
   • Physical Property

How to pronounce bending?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bending in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of bending in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of bending in a Sentence

1. Author Unknown:

   Too many people confine their exercise to jumping to conclusions, running up bills, stretching the truth, bending over backward, lying down on the job, sidestepping responsibility and pushing their luck.

2. Clive Dawson:

   The world climate has changed completely, but for the ones who are brave, the opportunities are enormous because the government is bending over backwards to help investors.

3. Bobby Ghosh:

   I think the criticism is understandable -- the terrorists themselves are claiming to be doing this in the name of Islam, and the White House is having to walk this very fine line, it basically risks scorn because people are going to take away from this -- some people -- that the White House is bending over too far backwards and not addressing the problem head on.

4. Bhartrihari:

   The attribute most noble of the hand Is readiness in giving; of the head, Bending before a teacher; of the mouth, Veracious speaking; of a victor?s arms, Undaunted valour; of the inner heart, Pureness the most unsullied; of the ears, Delight in hearing and receiving truth?These are adornments of high-minded men, Better than all the majesty of Empire.

5. Robert Sidoti:

   We rarely go into poses that require deep forward bending, twisting and binding.

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