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deflection - the property of being bent or deflected |
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deflexion,
bending |
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physical property any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions
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wind deflection,
windage the deflection of a projectile resulting from the effects of wind
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refractiveness,
refractivity the physical property of a medium as determined by its index of refraction
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deflection - a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting |
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warp |
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aberrance,
aberrancy,
deviance,
aberration a state or condition markedly different from the norm
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deflection - the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position |
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deflexion |
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motion,
movement the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path"
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deflection - the amount by which a propagating wave is bent |
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deflexion,
refraction |
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bending,
bend the act of bending something
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