deflexion : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: deflexion	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for deflexion
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
deflexion n the amount by which a propagating wave is bent [syn: 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]:
Deflexion \De*flex"ion\, n. See {Deflection}.