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deflection

/dɪ'flɛkʃən/

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

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movement motion
noun
the amount by which a propagating wave is bent
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deflexion refraction

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bending bend
noun
a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting
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warp

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aberration deviance aberrance aberrancy
noun
a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
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"a deflection from his goal"

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deflexion deviation digression divagation diversion

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turn turning
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the property of being bent or deflected
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bending deflexion

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physical property

Examples of deflection

"a deflection from his goal"