Princeton's WordNet

1. deflection, warp(noun)

   a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting

2. deflection, deflexion, refraction(noun)

   the amount by which a propagating wave is bent

3. deflection, deflexion(noun)

   the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position

4. deflection, deflexion, bending(noun)

   the property of being bent or deflected

5. diversion, deviation, digression, deflection, deflexion, divagation(noun)

   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"

Wiktionary

1. deflection(Noun)

   The act of deflecting or something deflected.

2. deflection(Noun)

   The deviation of a needle or other indicator from its previous position.

Webster Dictionary

1. Deflection(noun)

   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. Deflection(noun)

   the deviation of a shot or ball from its true course

3. Deflection(noun)

   a deviation of the rays of light toward the surface of an opaque body; inflection; diffraction

4. Deflection(noun)

   the bending which a beam or girder undergoes from its own weight or by reason of a load

The Standard Electrical Dictionary

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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