DEFLECTION

diversion, deviation, digression, deflection, deflexion, divagation

(noun) 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”

deflection, deflexion, bending

(noun) the property of being bent or deflected

deflection, deflexion

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

deflection, deflexion, refraction

(noun) the amount by which a propagating wave is bent

deflection, warp

(noun) a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Noun

deflection (countable and uncountable, plural deflections)

The act of deflecting or something deflected.

The deviation of a needle or other indicator from its previous position.

Source: Wiktionary

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De*flec"tion, n. Etym: [L. deflexio, fr. deflectere: cf. F. déflexion.]

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)

Definition: The deviation of a shot or ball from its true course.

3. (Opt.)

Definition: A deviation of the rays of light toward the surface of an opaque body; inflection; diffraction.

4. (Engin.)

Definition: The bending which a beam or girder undergoes from its own weight or by reason of a load.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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