deflection
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ʃən noun
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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Electronics. (in a cathode-ray tube) the bending by a magnetic field of the beam of electrons leaving the electron gun.
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World English Dictionary
deflection or deflexion (dɪˈflɛkʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the act of deflecting or the state of being deflected |
| 2. | the amount of deviation |
| 3. | the change in direction of a light beam as it crosses a boundary between two media with different refractive indexes |
| 4. | a deviation of the indicator of a measuring instrument from its zero position |
| 5. | the movement of a structure or structural member when subjected to a load |
| deflexion or deflexion | |
| —n | |
| de'flective or deflexion | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
deflection
also (and with more etymological propriety) deflexion, c.1600, from L. deflexionem, noun of action from deflectere (see deflect). Both forms were present 17c., but the spelling with -c- has come to predominate.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
deflection de·flec·tion (dĭ-flěk'shən)
n.
A turning aside or deviation.
The deviation of an indicator in a measuring instrument, such as an electrocardiograph, from zero or from its normal position.
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Example sentences
Deflection values in this range typically correspond to pavements with high to medium levels of structural capacity.
My question is totally relevant and your attempt at deflection proves you can't answer it.
But when it came to guarding his privacy, he was a master of deflection.
High-quality rotor blade deflection data sets are relatively rare.
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