Greek and Latin Roots 1.
FLECT, FLEX, FRAIL, FRACT,FRAG
Terms
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- fractals
- the type of geometry that creates broken patterns out of a smaller version of a design
- flexible
- capable of bending without breaking
- fragment
- an incomplete sentence; a break in a sentence
- inflexible
- not capable of being bent without breaking
- reflex angle
- an angle that is greater than 180 degrees because the angle is bent beyond the straight line
- reflect
- to bend or throw back light or heat; to fold or turn back
- reflection
- the image in a mirror that is a result of bending light when it is thrown back
- refract
- to bend light so that it looks like it is broken
- fracture
- a break in a part of the body
- fraction
- a part of a whole; a broken piece of something that is no longer whole
- retroflex
- bent or turned backward
- infraction
- a broken rule; a violation
- flexor
- a muscle that bends a part of the body, such as an arm or a leg
- fragmented
- describes something that is broken into pieces
- frail
- being easily broken or destroyed
- deflect
- to turn or move to one side; to bend; to swerve
- fragile
- so delicate that it could break easily; easily damaged
- circumflex
- to bend around or curve
- suffrage
- to break into an issue; to vote
- inflection
- the bending of a person's voice so that it does not sound boring or within only one tone; making one's voice go up and down