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kink (kngk)
n.
1. A tight curl, twist, or bend in a length of thin material.
2. A painful muscle spasm, as in the neck; a crick.
3. A mental peculiarity; a quirk.
4. Peculiarity or deviation in sexual behavior or taste.
v.
To form or cause to form a kink or kinks.

kink,
n a bend or twist.


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FIGURE 5 provides an example of a kinked filament tin whisker having multiple bends along its length.
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