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noun
The act of deflecting or something deflected.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Deviation (of a needle or other indicator or mechanism) from a previous position.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The act of refusing to address something (questions, criticism, etc.).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, figuratively, uncountable
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noun
The act of rejecting culpability by redirecting blame elsewhere.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
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noun
Bending or deformation under load.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A tactic that forces an opposing piece to leave the square, rank or file it occupies, thus exposing the king or a valuable piece
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: board-games, chess, games
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noun
a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: diversion, deviation, digression, deflexion, divagation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: turn, turning
Narrower terms: red herring
noun
the property of being bent or deflected
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: deflexion, bending
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: physical property
Narrower terms: windage, wind deflection, refractivity, refractiveness
noun
the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: deflexion
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: movement, motion
noun
the amount by which a propagating wave is bent
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: deflexion, refraction
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bending, bend
noun
a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: warp
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: aberrance, aberrancy, aberration, deviance
History
From Latin dēflexiō, from dēflectere (“to deflect”; participle stem dēflex-) + -iō (suffix forming abstract nouns). The non-etymological spelling deflection is taken from the present stem dēflect-, associated with collection, dissection, etc. By surface analysis, deflect + -ion.
Across languages
28 source translations are retained for this English entry.
