noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Dated spelling of deflection. UK, countable, rare, uncountable
2. 2
   a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern) wordnet
3. 3
   the property of being bent or deflected wordnet
4. 4
   the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position wordnet
5. 5
   the amount by which a propagating wave is bent wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

bendingdeflectiondeflectiondeviationdigressiondivagation

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