ALL meanings of deflection
de·flec·tion
D d - variable noun deflection The deflection of something means making it change direction. 3
- countable noun deflection In sport, the deflection of a ball, kick, or shot is when the ball hits an object and then travels in a different direction. 3
- noun deflection the act of deflecting or the state of being deflected 3
- noun deflection the amount of deviation caused by a deflection 3
- noun deflection the change in direction of a light beam as it crosses a boundary between two media with different refractive indexes 3
- noun deflection a deviation of the indicator of a measuring instrument from its zero position 3
- noun deflection the movement of a structure or structural member when subjected to a load 3
- noun deflection a deflecting or being deflected; a turning aside, bending, or deviation 3
- noun deflection the amount of this 3
- noun deflection the deviation from the zero mark of the needle or pointer of a measuring instrument 3
- noun deflection object: change in course 1
- noun deflection avoidance 1
- noun deflection sport: blocking 1
- noun deflection The action or process of deflecting or being deflected. 1
- noun deflection the act or state of deflecting or the state of being deflected. 1
- noun deflection amount of deviation. 1
- noun deflection the deviation of the indicator of an instrument from the position taken as zero. 1
- noun deflection Optics. deviation (def 5a). 1
- noun deflection Military. the angle formed by the line of sight to the target and the line of sight to the point at which a gun is aimed so as to strike the target. 1
- noun deflection Electronics. (in a cathode-ray tube) the bending by a magnetic field of the beam of electrons leaving the electron gun. 1
- noun deflection The act of deflecting or something deflected. 0
- noun deflection The deviation of a needle or other indicator from its previous position. 0