deflection

de·flec·tion

 (dĭ-flĕk′shən)

n.

1.

a. The act of deflecting or the condition of being deflected.

b. Sports A shot or pass that is sent without stopping in a different direction by a second offensive player.

2.

a. Deviation or a specified amount of deviation.

b. The deviation of an indicator of a measuring instrument from zero or from its normal position.

c. The movement of a structure or structural part as a result of stress.

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deflection

(dɪˈflɛkʃən) or

deflexion

n

1. the act of deflecting or the state of being deflected

2. the amount of deviation caused by a deflection

3. (General Physics) the change in direction of a light beam as it crosses a boundary between two media with different refractive indexes

4. (General Physics) a deviation of the indicator of a measuring instrument from its zero position

5. (General Engineering) the movement of a structure or structural member when subjected to a load

deˈflective adj

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de•flec•tion

(dɪˈflɛk ʃən)

n.

1. the act or state of deflecting or the state of being deflected.

2. amount of deviation.

3. the deviation of the indicator of an instrument from the position taken as zero.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	deflection - a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting warp aberrance, aberrancy, aberration, deviance - a state or condition markedly different from the norm
	2.	deflection - the amount by which a propagating wave is bent deflexion, refraction bending, bend - movement that causes the formation of a curve
	3.	deflection - the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position deflexion motion, movement - a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
	4.	deflection - the property of being bent or deflected bending, deflexion physical property - any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions wind deflection, windage - the deflection of a projectile resulting from the effects of wind refractiveness, refractivity - the physical property of a medium as determined by its index of refraction
	5.	deflection - 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" digression, divagation, diversion, deflexion, deviation turning, turn - the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course; "he took a turn to the right" red herring - any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue

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deflection

noun deviation, bending, veering, swerving, divergence, turning aside, refraction, declination the deflection of light as it passes through the slits in the grating

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Translations

إنْحِراف

odchylkaodklonění

afbøjningafledning

Ablenkung

braquagedéviation

elhajlás

hliîarsveigja

aberrazione

avbøyningavvik

склонение

sapmayön değiştirme

偏转

deflection

[dɪˈflekʃən] N → desvío m, desviación f

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deflection

[dɪˈflɛkʃ^ən] n

[light] → déviation f

[ball, kick, shot] → déviation f

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deflection

n → Ablenkung f; (of ball) → Ablenkung f, → Abfälschung f; (of air current) → Ableitung f; (Phys, of light) → Beugung f

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deflect

(diˈflekt) verb

to turn aside (from a fixed course or direction). He deflected the blow with his arm. afkeer, afwyk يَتَجَنَّب، يَتَحاشى отблъсквам desviar odklonit, odvést stranou ablenken afbøje; afbøde; aflede εκτρέπω, αποκρούωdesviar kõrvale suunama منحرف کردن kääntää pois dévier לִסְטְוֹת हटाना odvratiti nekoga, skrenuti s puta elterel menangkis sveigja til hliðar, breyta stefnu; draga úr deviare そらせる (본래의 진로에서) 빗나가다 nukreipti į šalį novirzīt; novirzīties memesongkan doen afbuigen avlede, bøye av, avvike odchylać, odbijać يوې خواته كول، ايسته كول: كږول: كږېدل. ايسته كېدل desviar a devia отклонять odvrátiť odkloniti skrenuti få ngt av böja (vika) av, avleda ทำให้หันเห yön değiştirmek 使偏斜 відхиляти(ся) منحرف کرنا làm lệch 使偏斜

deˈflection (-ʃən) noun

afwyking, uitwyking إنْحِراف отклонявам (се) desvio odchylka, odklonění die Ablenkung afledning; afbøjning παρέκκλισηdesviación kõrvalekalle انحراف poikkeaminen déviationסטייה हटाव, झुकाव, विक्षेप otkanjanja, otklon elhajlás, eltérés penyimpangan, pengelakan hliðarsveigja deviazione それ 빗나감 nukreipimas į šalį novirzīšanās pemesongan afbuiging avbøyning, avvikodchylenie کږول desvio deviere отклонение odchýlka odklon skretanje böjning [åt sidan / nedåt], avvikning การเบนความสนใจ; การหันเหทิศทาง; ระยะที่เบี่ยงเบน yön değiştirme, sapma 偏轉 відхилення; заломлення انحراف sự lệch 偏转

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de·flec·tion

n. deflexión, desviación, desvío;

diversión inconsciente de ideas.

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