deflection

Letters that make deflection

o, d, e, f, l, n, c, t, i are letters that make 'deflection'

Words within deflection

ti, flection, EC, deflect, on, ECT, CT, DE, FL, Io, ion, LE, Ti are words within 'deflection'


5 possible definitions for 'deflection'

Deflection as "the property of being bent or deflected"

Under this definition, deflection is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

deflexion, bending have the same meaning as 'deflection'

deflection as a type

'deflection' can be a type of physical property.

Types of deflection

windage, wind deflection, refractivity, refractiveness are types of 'deflection'.


Deflection as "the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position"

Under this definition, deflection is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

deflexion has the same meaning as deflection

deflection as a type

'deflection' can be a type of movement, motion.


Deflection as "the amount by which a propagating wave is bent"

Under this definition, deflection is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

refraction, deflexion have the same meaning as 'deflection'

deflection as a type

'deflection' can be a type of bending, bend.


Deflection as "a twist or aberration, especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting"

Under this definition, deflection is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

warp has the same meaning as deflection

deflection as a type

'deflection' can be a type of deviance, aberration, aberrance, aberrancy.

Derivatives of deflection

distort, warp, falsify, garble are derivatives of 'deflection'.


Deflection as "a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)"

Under this definition, deflection is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

digression, diversion, deviation, deflexion, divagation have the same meaning as 'deflection'

deflection as a type

'deflection' can be a type of turning, turn.

Types of deflection

red herring is a type of deflection.

Derivatives of deflection

saboteur, diversionist, divagate, wander, divert, digress, diversionary, wrecker, stray, bend, deflect, deviate, turn away are derivatives of 'deflection'.

Example of deflection used within this context

"a diversion from the main highway", "a digression into irrelevant details", "a deflection from his goal"



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