The amount by which a propagating wave is bent. Synonyms:deflection, refraction.
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The movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position. Synonym:deflection.
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The property of being bent or deflected. Synonyms:bending, deflection.
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A turning aside (of your course or attention or concern). Synonyms:deflection, deviation, digression, divagation, diversion."A digression into irrelevant details" , "A deflection from his goal"
... long distance from where it is formed by the union of the Winnepeseogee and the Pemigewasset Rivers, and then it turns and runs twenty-five or thirty miles in a northeasterly direction to its mouth; and this deflexion in the current caused the dispute. The difference between the actual and the supposed direction was a matter of little practical importance so long as the neighboring territory remained unsettled, or so long as the two provinces were essentially under one government; but as the population ... — The Bay State Monthly, Volume I. No. VI. June, 1884 - A Massachusetts Magazine • Various Read full book for free!
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