The general theory of relativity predicted the deflection of starlight by the Sun.
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Deflection
//dəˈflɛkʃən//
Synonyms for "deflection" (113 found)
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28 translations across 12 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- отклонение noun (deviation of a needle)
- рикошет noun (act of deflecting)
Catalan
2 entries- deflexió noun (act of deflecting)
- desviació noun (act of deflecting)
Finnish
3 entries- ero noun (deviation of a needle)
- kiilto noun (act of deflecting)
- poikkeama noun (deviation of a needle)
French
1 entries- déflexion noun (act of deflecting)
German
3 entries- Ablenkung noun (act of deflecting)
- Ablenkung noun (deviation of a needle)
- Glanz noun (act of deflecting)
Indonesian
4 entries- belokan noun (deviation of a needle)
- defleksi noun (act of deflecting)
- defleksi noun (deviation of a needle)
- pembelokan noun (act of deflecting)
Italian
3 entries- deflessione noun (act of deflecting)
- deflessione noun (deviation of a needle)
- deviazione noun (act of deflecting)
Malay
2 entries- pemesongan noun (act of deflecting)
- pesongan noun (deviation of a needle)
Polish
3 entries- odciągnięcie noun (chess tactic)
- uginanie noun (act of deflecting)
- ugięcie noun (deviation of a needle)
Portuguese
1 entries- deflexão noun (act of deflecting)
Spanish
1 entries- deflexión noun (act of deflecting)
Tagalog
1 entries- paglilihis noun (act of deflecting)
Sample sentences
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A meteor exploded over Russia, yet no one cares enough to provide funding for meteor deflection technology.
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The calculated deflection at the end of the beam is 2 cm.
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Armoring also causes deflection of wave energy, which can accelerate erosion of nearby sites, expanding the need for shoreline armoring structures.
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