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- Dictionarydeflection/dɪˈflɛkʃn/
noun
- 1. the action or process of deflecting or being deflected: "the deflection of the light beam"
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the act of attacking or blaming another person rather than accepting criticism or blame for your own actions: Deflection is a psychological defence mechanism. Fewer examples. The deflections steer the electrons into patterns known to mathematicians and physicists as caustics.
1. : a turning aside or off course : deviation. 2. : the departure of an indicator or pointer from the zero reading on the scale of an instrument. Synonyms. departure. detour. deviation. divagation. divergence. divergency. diversion. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of deflection in a Sentence.
noun. the act of deflecting or the state of being deflected. the amount of deviation. the change in direction of a light beam as it crosses a boundary between two media with different refractive indexes. a deviation of the indicator of a measuring instrument from its zero position.
1. variable noun. The deflection of something means making it change direction. [technical] ...the deflection of light as it passes through the slits in the grating. Synonyms: deviation, bending, veering, swerving More Synonyms of deflection. 2. countable noun.
n. 1. the act of deflecting or the state of being deflected. 2. the amount of deviation caused by a deflection. 3. (General Physics) the change in direction of a light beam as it crosses a boundary between two media with different refractive indexes. 4. (General Physics) a deviation of the indicator of a measuring instrument from its zero position.
a sudden change in the direction that something is moving in, usually after it has hit something; the act of causing something to change direction. the angle of deflection. the deflection of the missile away from its target. O'Leary's shot took a deflection off a defender and finished in the net.
Definitions of deflection. noun. a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern) “a deflection from his goal”. synonyms: deflexion, deviation, digression, divagation, diversion. see more. noun. a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting. synonyms: warp.
deflection meaning, definition, what is deflection: the action of making something change it...: Learn more.
DEFLECTION meaning: the act of changing or causing something to change direction.
Deflection definition: The act of deflecting or the condition of being deflected.
