DEFLECTION
Dictionary entry overview: What does deflection mean?
• DEFLECTION (noun)
The noun DEFLECTION has 5 senses:
1. a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting
2. the amount by which a propagating wave is bent
3. the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position
4. the property of being bent or deflected
5. a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
Familiarity information: DEFLECTION used as a noun is common.
Dictionary entry details
• DEFLECTION (noun)
Meaning:
A twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
deflection; warp
Hypernyms ("deflection" is a kind of...):
aberrance; aberrancy; aberration; deviance (a state or condition markedly different from the norm)
Meaning:
The amount by which a propagating wave is bent
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
deflexion; deflection; refraction
Hypernyms ("deflection" is a kind of...):
bend; bending (movement that causes the formation of a curve)
Meaning:
The movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
deflexion; deflection
Hypernyms ("deflection" is a kind of...):
motion; movement (a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something)
Meaning:
The property of being bent or deflected
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
bending; deflexion; deflection
Hypernyms ("deflection" is a kind of...):
physical property (a property used to characterize physical objects)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "deflection"):
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)
Meaning:
A turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
digression; divagation; diversion; deflexion; deflection; deviation
Context examples:
a diversion from the main highway / a digression into irrelevant details / a deflection from his goal
Hypernyms ("deflection" is a kind of...):
turn; turning (the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "deflection"):
red herring (any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue)
