Taivuminen
Taivuminen is a Finnish noun referring to the act or process of bending, curving, or bowing. It stems from the verb taivua, meaning to bend or curve, and the suffix -minen to form a noun. The term is broad and can describe physical deformation of objects, the bending of body parts in movement, or more figurative forms of yielding or inclined change.
In practical usage, taivuminen appears across several disciplines. In physics and engineering, it denotes the deformation
Taivuminen is often distinguished from taivutus, a more common term that also covers bending or inflection