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deflection

/ deflection /

noun

noun Sense 1

the property of being bent or deflected

Type of:

physical property

Kinds of:

windage wind deflection refractivity refractiveness

noun Sense 2

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

Type of:

movement motion

noun Sense 3

the amount by which a propagating wave is bent

Type of:

bending bend

noun Sense 4

a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting

Type of:

aberrance aberrancy aberration

Derived:

falsify distort garble warp

noun Sense 5

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"

Type of:

turn turning

Kinds of:

red herring

Derived:

digress stray divagate wander deflect

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