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de·flec·tion

(dĭ-flĕk′shən)

a. The act of deflecting or the condition of being deflected.

b. Sports A shot or pass that is sent without stopping in a different direction by a second offensive player.

a. Deviation or a specified amount of deviation.

b. The deviation of an indicator of a measuring instrument from zero or from its normal position.

c. The movement of a structure or structural part as a result of stress.

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deflection

(dɪˈflɛkʃən) or

deflexion

1. the act of deflecting or the state of being deflected

2. the amount of deviation caused by a deflection

3. (General Physics) the change in direction of a light beam as it crosses a boundary between two media with different refractive indexes

4. (General Physics) a deviation of the indicator of a measuring instrument from its zero position

5. (General Engineering) the movement of a structure or structural member when subjected to a load

deˈflective adj

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de•flec•tion

(dɪˈflɛk ʃən)

n.

1. the act or state of deflecting or the state of being deflected.

2. amount of deviation.

3. the deviation of the indicator of an instrument from the position taken as zero.

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Noun	1.	deflection - a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting warp aberrance, aberrancy, aberration, deviance - a state or condition markedly different from the norm
	2.	deflection - the amount by which a propagating wave is bent deflexion, refraction bending, bend - movement that causes the formation of a curve
	3.	deflection - the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position deflexion motion, movement - a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
	4.	deflection - the property of being bent or deflected bending, deflexion physical property - any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions wind deflection, windage - the deflection of a projectile resulting from the effects of wind refractiveness, refractivity - the physical property of a medium as determined by its index of refraction
	5.	deflection - 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" digression, divagation, diversion, deflexion, deviation turning, turn - the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course; "he took a turn to the right" red herring - any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue

deflection

noun deviation, bending, veering, swerving, divergence, turning aside, refraction, declination the deflection of light as it passes through the slits in the grating

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Translations

إنْحِراف

odchylkaodklonění

afbøjningafledning

Ablenkung

braquage déviation

elhajlás

hliîarsveigja

aberrazione

avbøyning avvik

склонение

sapmayön değiştirme

偏转

deflection

[dɪˈflekʃən] N → desvío m, desviación f

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deflection

[dɪˈflɛkʃ^ən] n

[light] → déviation f

[ball, kick, shot] → déviation f

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deflection

n → Ablenkung f; (of ball) → Ablenkung f, → Abfälschung f; (of air current) → Ableitung f; (Phys, of light) → Beugung f

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deflect

(diˈflekt) verb

to turn aside (from a fixed course or direction). He deflected the blow with his arm.

deˈflection (-ʃən) noun

de·flec·tion

n. deflexión, desviación, desvío;

diversión inconsciente de ideas.

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The hilltop, the cool air of the night, the company of the great monuments, the sight of the city under his feet, with its hills and valleys and crossing files of lamps, drew him by all he had of the poetic, and he turned that way; and by that quite innocent deflection, ripened the crop of his venial errors for the sickle of destiny.

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Both Miranda and Jane had taken cold and decided that they could not leave the house in such weather, and this deflection from the path of duty worried Miranda, since she was an officer of the society.

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The spectators suppose the sudden deflection to be caused by a shot, perhaps a wound; but take this field-glass and you will observe that he is riding toward a break in the wall and hedge.

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All the marvelous conclusions they have reached about the distances, weights, movements, and deflections of the heavenly bodies are only founded on the apparent motions of the heavenly bodies about a stationary earth, on that very motion I see before me now, which has been so for millions of men during long ages, and was and will be always alike, and can always be trusted.

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The distance between Bombay and Calcutta, as the bird flies, is only from one thousand to eleven hundred miles; but the deflections of the road increase this distance by more than a third.

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Those performances which had been witnessed by his fellows marched now in wide purple and gold, having various deflections. They went gayly with music.

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Second, in the "Deflection Angle" graph, please explain what the blue squares and the round yellow circles specifically represent.

Eclipse Experiment

Reese Chandler followed closely with 21 points, two rebounds, a steal and one deflection. Kendall Williams added 10 points, three rebounds, three assists, two deflections and a steal.

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The deflection unit achieves fast and dynamic responses using digital control and powerful pulse width modulation output stages.

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Ribery (above) was involved again as the Germans went in front on 68 minutes when he crossed for Thiago Alcantara to head home with the help of a deflection off Sergio Escudero.

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The track responses are recorded in terms of strains, acceleration, deflection or forces in different track components.