DEFLECTION
\dɪflˈɛkʃən], \dɪflˈɛkʃən], \d_ɪ_f_l_ˈɛ_k_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of DEFLECTION
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position
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the amount by which a propagating wave is bent
By Princeton University
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the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position
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the amount by which a propagating wave is bent
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The act of turning aside, or state of being turned aside; a turning from a right line or proper course; a bending, esp. downward; deviation.
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The deviation of a shot or ball from its true course.
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A deviation of the rays of light toward the surface of an opaque body; inflection; diffraction.
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The bending which a beam or girder undergoes from its own weight or by reason of a load.
By Oddity Software
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The act of turning aside, or state of being turned aside; a turning from a right line or proper course; a bending, esp. downward; deviation.
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The deviation of a shot or ball from its true course.
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A deviation of the rays of light toward the surface of an opaque body; inflection; diffraction.
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The bending which a beam or girder undergoes from its own weight or by reason of a load.
By Noah Webster.
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A bending or turning aside; the movement from one side to the other in sighting a field gun to bring the gun to bear on its object, as distinguished from elevation.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By James Champlin Fernald
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