deflection
Meaning of deflection
- the action or process of deflecting or being deflected.
the deflection of the light beam
his volley took a deflection off a United defender
early 17th century: from late Latin deflexio(n- ), from deflectere ‘bend away’ (see deflect).
Information about deflection
- It is a name.
- The plural form of deflection is: deflections.
- Languages in which deflection is used:
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Hyphenation of deflection
de-flec-tion
- It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
- deflection is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
deflection synonyms
Meaning warp:
Meaning deflexion:
deflexion, refraction, bending
Meaning diversion:
diversion, deviation, digression, deflexion, divagation
Meaning a place where a road branches off from another:
Meaning a difference in opinions, interests, etc:
Meaning the angular distance of a point north or south of the celestial equator:
Meaning a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically an unwelcome one:
Meaning an act of moving something in a circular direction round an axis or point:
Meaning a sudden change of direction:
Meaning an abrupt change of direction:
Meaning a violent or uncontrollable sliding movement:
Meaning a continuous slow movement from one place to another:
Meaning move away aimlessly from a group or from the right course or place:
Meaning a curve in a road, river, path, or racing circuit:
Meaning a seat suspended by ropes or chains, on which someone may sit and swing back and forth:
Meaning an act of twisting something around a stationary point:
Meaning a line or outline which gradually deviates from being straight for some or all of its length:
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