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Meaning of DEFLEXION

Pronunciation:  di'flekshun

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  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"
  2. [n]  the property of being bent or deflected
  3. [n]  the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position
  4. [n]  the amount by which a propagating wave is bent
 
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 Synonyms: bending, deflection, deflection, deflection, deviation, digression, divagation, diversion, refraction
 
 See Also: bend, bending, motion, movement, physical property, red herring, refractiveness, refractivity, turn, turning, wind deflection, windage

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\De*flex"ion\, n.
See {Deflection}.
 

 

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