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deflection |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Deflection \De*flec"tion\, n. [L. deflexio, fr deflectere: cf F. d['e]flexion.] 1. 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. The other leads to the same point, through certain deflections. --Lowth. 2. (Gunnery) The deviation of a shot or ball from its true course. 3. (Opt.) A deviation of the rays of light toward the surface of an opaque body; inflection; diffraction. 4. (Engin.) The bending which a beam or girder undergoes from its own weight or by reason of a load. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: deflection n 1: a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting [syn: {warp}] 2: the amount by which a propagating wave is bent [syn: {deflexion}, {refraction}] 3: the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position [syn: {deflexion}] 4: the property of being bent or deflected [syn: {deflexion}, {bending}] 5: 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" [syn: {diversion}, {deviation}, {digression}, {deflexion}]
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