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1. (n.) deflection
the act or state of deflecting or the state of being deflected.
2. deflection
amount of deviation.
3. deflection
the deviation of the indicator of an instrument from the position taken as zero.
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) deflection, warp
a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting
2. (noun) deflection, deflexion, refraction
the amount by which a propagating wave is bent
3. (noun) deflection, deflexion
the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position
4. (noun) deflection, deflexion, bending
the property of being bent or deflected
5. (noun) diversion, deviation, digression, deflection, deflexion, divagation
a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
"a diversion from the main highway"; "a digression into irrelevant details"; "a deflection from his goal"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Deflection
the act of turning aside, or state of being turned aside; a turning from a right line or proper course; a bending, esp. downward; deviation
2. (noun) Deflection
the deviation of a shot or ball from its true course
3. (noun) Deflection
a deviation of the rays of light toward the surface of an opaque body; inflection; diffraction
4. (noun) Deflection
the bending which a beam or girder undergoes from its own weight or by reason of a load
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The Standard Electrical Dictionary |
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1. Deflection
In magnetism the movement out of the plane of the magnetic meridian of a magnetic needle, due to disturbance by or attraction towards a mass of iron or another magnet.
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Sense: to turn aside (from a fixed course or direction)
He deflected the blow with his arm.
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 Afrikaans: afwyking, uitwyking |
 Arabic: إنْحِراف |
 Bulgarian: отклонявам (се) |
 Brazilian: desvio |
 Czech: odchylka, odklonění |
 German: die Ablenkung |
 Danish: afledning; afbøjning |
 Greek: παρέκκλιση |
 Spanish: desviación |
 Estonian: kõrvalekalle |
 Farsi: انحراف |
 Finnish: poikkeaminen |
 French: déviation |
 Hebrew: סְטִייָה |
 Hindi: हटाव, झुकाव, विक्षेप |
 Croatian: otkanjanja, otklon |
 Hungarian: elhajlás, eltérés |
 Indonesian: penyimpangan, pengelakan |
 Icelandic: hliðarsveigja |
 Italian: deviazione |
 Japanese: それ |
 Korean: 빗나감 |
 Lithuanian: nukreipimasį šalį |
 Latvian: novirzīšanās |
 Malay: pemesongan |
 Dutch: afbuiging |
 Norwegian: avbøyning, avvik(ing) |
 Polish: odchylenie |
 Persian: انحراف |
 Pashto: کږول |
 Portuguese: desvio |
 Romanian: deviere |
 Russian: отклонение |
 Slovak: odchýlka |
 Slovenian: odklon |
 Serbian: skretanje |
 Swedish: böjning [åt sidan / nedåt |
 Thai: การเบนความสนใจ; การหันเหท |
 Turkish: yön değiştirme, sapma |
 Taiwanese: 偏轉 |
 Ukrainian: відхилення; заломлення |
 Urdu: انحراف |
 Vietnamese: sự lệch |
 Chinese: 偏转 |
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