deflection : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: deflection	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for deflection
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
deflection n a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting Synonym(s): deflection, warp the amount by which a propagating wave is bent Synonym(s): deflection, deflexion, refraction the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position Synonym(s): deflection, deflexion the property of being bent or deflected Synonym(s): deflection, deflexion, bending 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" Synonym(s): diversion, deviation, digression, deflection, deflexion, divagation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Deflection \De*flec"tion\, n. [L. deflexio, fr. deflectere: cf. F. d[82]flexion.] 1. The act of turning aside, or state of being turned aside; a turning from a right line or proper course; a bending, esp. downward; deviation. The other leads to the same point, through certain deflections. --Lowth. 2. (Gunnery) The deviation of a shot or ball from its true course. 3. (Opt.) A deviation of the rays of light toward the surface of an opaque body; inflection; diffraction. 4. (Engin.) The bending which a beam or girder undergoes from its own weight or by reason of a load.