deflection

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, divagation]

English

Noun

1. The act of deflecting or something deflected.
2. The deviation of a needle or other indicator from its previous position.

Deflection or deflexion may refer to:

• Deflection (engineering)
• Deflection (military)
• Deflection (physics)
• Electrostatic deflection

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