All deflection synonyms

noun deflection

• curve — A curve is a smooth, gradually bending line, for example part of the edge of a circle.
• change — If there is a change in something, it becomes different.
• difference — the state or relation of being different; dissimilarity: There is a great difference between the two.
• path — a way beaten, formed, or trodden by the feet of persons or animals.
• slant — to veer or angle away from a given level or line, especially from a horizontal; slope.
• change — If there is a change in something, it becomes different.
• fluctuation — continual change from one point or condition to another.
• alteration — An alteration is a change in or to something.
• detour — If you make a detour on a journey, you go by a route which is not the shortest way, because you want to avoid something such as a traffic jam, or because there is something you want to do on the way.
• disparity — lack of similarity or equality; inequality; difference: a disparity in age; disparity in rank.
• discrepancy — the state or quality of being discrepant or in disagreement, as by displaying an unexpected or unacceptable difference; inconsistency: The discrepancy between the evidence and his account of what happened led to his arrest.
• breach — If you breach an agreement, a law, or a promise, you break it.
• modification — an act or instance of modifying.
• anomaly — If something is an anomaly, it is different from what is usual or expected.
• irregularity — the quality or state of being irregular.
• inconsistency — the quality or condition of being inconsistent.
• footnote — an explanatory or documenting note or comment at the bottom of a page, referring to a specific part of the text on the page.
• distinction — a marking off or distinguishing as different: His distinction of sounds is excellent.
• diversity — the state or fact of being diverse; difference; unlikeness: diversity of opinion.
• conversion — Conversion is the act or process of changing something into a different state or form.
• about-face — An about-face is a complete change of attitude or opinion.
• move — to pass from one place or position to another.
• transfer — to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another: He transferred the package from one hand to the other.
• transformation — the act or process of transforming.
• shelf — a thin slab of wood, metal, etc., fixed horizontally to a wall or in a frame, for supporting objects.
• ramp — a wild onion, Allium tricoccum, of the amaryllis family, of eastern North America, having flat leaves and rounded clusters of whitish flowers; eaten raw or used as a flavoring in cooked foods.
• hill — the small hill in Washington, D.C., on which the Capitol stands.
• tangent — in immediate physical contact; touching.
• abnormality — An abnormality in something, especially in a person's body or behaviour, is an unusual part or feature of it that may be worrying or dangerous.
• bending — to force (an object, especially a long or thin one) from a straight form into a curved or angular one, or from a curved or angular form into some different form: to bend an iron rod into a hoop.
• sag — to sink or bend downward by weight or pressure, especially in the middle: The roof sags.
• twist — to combine, as two or more strands or threads, by winding together; intertwine.
• crook — A crook is a dishonest person or a criminal.
• arc — An arc is a smoothly curving line or movement.
• corner — A corner is a point or an area where two or more edges, sides, or surfaces of something join.
• angle — An angle is the difference in direction between two lines or surfaces. Angles are measured in degrees.
• tilt — to furnish with a tilt.
• yaw — to deviate temporarily from a straight course, as a ship.
• lean — to incline or bend from a vertical position: She leaned out the window.
• deviation — Deviation means doing something that is different from what people consider to be normal or acceptable.
• curvature — The curvature of something is its curved shape, especially when this shape is part of the circumference of a circle.
• tack — a lease, especially on farmland.
• zigzag — a line, course, or progression characterized by sharp turns first to one side and then to the other.
• hook — a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something.
• shift — to put (something) aside and replace it by another or others; change or exchange: to shift friends; to shift ideas.
• bow — When you bow to someone, you briefly bend your body towards them as a formal way of greeting them or showing respect.
• turn — to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
• round — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
• loop — a hot bloom of pasty consistency, to be worked under a hammer or in rolls.
• flection — the act of bending.