deflection

Other forms: deflections

Definitions of deflection

1. noun

   a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
   “a deflection from his goal”

   synonyms: deflexion, deviation, digression, divagation, diversion

   types:

   red herring

   any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue

   type of:

   turn, turning

   the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
2. noun

   a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting
   synonyms: warp

   type of:

   aberrance, aberrancy, aberration, deviance

   a state or condition markedly different from the norm
3. noun

   the property of being bent or deflected
   synonyms: bending, deflexion

   types:

   wind deflection, windage

   the deflection of a projectile resulting from the effects of wind

   refractiveness, refractivity

   the physical property of a medium as determined by its index of refraction

   type of:

   physical property

   any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions
4. noun

   the amount by which a propagating wave is bent
   synonyms: deflexion, refraction

   type of:

   bend, bending

   movement that causes the formation of a curve
5. noun

   the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position
   synonyms: deflexion

   type of:

   motion, movement

   a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something