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Defenition of the word deflection

    • Defenition of the word deflection

      • the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position
      • the property of being bent or deflected
      • the amount by which a propagating wave is bent
      • a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting
      • 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"
      • 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"
      • a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)

    Synonyms for the word deflection

      • bending
      • deflexion
      • deviation
      • digression
      • diversion
      • refraction
      • warp

    Hyponyms for the word deflection

      • red herring
      • refractiveness
      • refractivity
      • wind deflection
      • windage

    Hypernyms for the word deflection

      • aberrance
      • aberrancy
      • aberration
      • bend
      • bending
      • deviance
      • motion
      • movement
      • physical property
      • turn
      • turning

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