Deflection - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|dɪˈflekʃn|
Brit.
|dɪˈflekʃ(ə)n|
noun
- a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting (syn: warp)
- the amount by which a propagating wave is bent (syn: deflexion, refraction)
- the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position (syn: deflexion)
- the property of being bent or deflected (syn: bending, deflexion)
- a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern) (syn: deflexion, deviation, digression, divagation, diversion)
- the amount by which a propagating wave is bent (syn: deflexion, refraction)
- the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position (syn: deflexion)
- the property of being bent or deflected (syn: bending, deflexion)
- a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern) (syn: deflexion, deviation, digression, divagation, diversion)
a deflection from his goal
Extra examples
He scored with a deflection off another player's stick.
Word forms
noun
singular: deflection
plural: deflections
singular: deflection
plural: deflections
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