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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (4)

1. the amount by which a propagating wave is bent;
[syn: deflection, deflexion, refraction]

2. the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position;
[syn: deflection, deflexion]

3. the property of being bent or deflected;
[syn: deflection, deflexion, bending]

4. a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern);
- Example: "a diversion from the main highway"
- Example: "a digression into irrelevant details"
- Example: "a deflection from his goal"
[syn: diversion, deviation, digression, deflection, deflexion, divagation]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Deflexion \De*flex"ion\, n. See Deflection. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

deflexion n 1: the amount by which a propagating wave is bent [syn: deflection, deflexion, refraction] 2: the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position [syn: deflection, deflexion] 3: the property of being bent or deflected [syn: deflection, deflexion, bending] 4: a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern); "a diversion from the main highway"; "a digression into irrelevant details"; "a deflection from his goal" [syn: diversion, deviation, digression, deflection, deflexion, divagation]