deflection

English

Alternative forms

• deflexion (British)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

deflection (countable and uncountable, plural deflections)

1. 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.

2. The deviation of a needle or other indicator from its previous position.

Translations

act of deflecting

• French: déflexion (fr)
• German: Ablenkung (de) f

• Italian: deflessione (it) f, deviazione (it) f
• Spanish: deflexión f

deviation of a needle

• Bulgarian: отклонение (bg) n (otklonenie)
• Finnish: ero (fi), poikkeama (fi)

• German: Ablenkung (de) f
• Italian: deflessione (it) f