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Detailed Synonyms for deflection in English

deflection:

deflection [the ~] nomen

  1. the deflection
    – a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern) 1
    the diversion; the digression; the deviation; the divagation; the deflection; the deflexion
    – a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern) 1
  2. the deflection
    – the property of being bent or deflected 1
    the bending; the deflexion; the deflection
    – the property of being bent or deflected 1
  3. the deflection
    – the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position 1
    the deflexion; the deflection
    – the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position 1
  4. the deflection
    – the amount by which a propagating wave is bent 1
    the refraction; the deflexion; the deflection
    – the amount by which a propagating wave is bent 1
  5. the deflection
    – a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting 1
    the warp; the deflection
    – a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting 1

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Related Definitions for "deflection":

  1. a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)1
    • a deflection from his goal1
  2. the property of being bent or deflected1
  3. the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position1
  4. the amount by which a propagating wave is bent1
  5. a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting1

Related Synonyms for deflection