Kõverdust

Kõverdust is an Estonian noun that denotes bending or flexing, the act of bending something or the resulting curved shape. It derives from the verb kõverdama (to bend or to curve) and belongs to the class of nouns formed with the suffix -ust to express an action or result.

In usage, kõverdust appears across several domains. In anatomy and medicine, it is used to describe joint flexion or the action that produces a bend in a body part. In mechanics and engineering, it can refer to the deformation or curvature of a material, such as a beam or wire under load. In geometry or everyday language, it may denote any bend or curvature of a line, surface, or object. The form kõverdust is an inflected variant of the base noun kõverdus, chosen according to grammatical case in a sentence.

See also: kõver, kõverus.