deflection

English

Alternative forms

deflexion (British)

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˈflɛkʃən/
(US) IPA^(key): /dəˈflɛkʃən/
Rhymes: -ɛkʃən

Noun

deflection (countable and uncountable, plural deflections)

The act of deflecting or something deflected.
- 1918, H. G. Wells, Joan and Peter
  The next morning Oswald stopped short in the middle of his shaving, which in his case involved the most tortuous deflections and grimacings.
The deviation of a needle or other indicator from its previous position.

Translations

act of deflecting

French: déflexion (fr)

Spanish: deflexión f

deviation of a needle

Finnish: ero (fi), poikkkeama

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Bulgarian: ^{(please verify)} отклонение (otklonenie)

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