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- Dictionarydeflection/dɪˈflɛkʃn/
noun
- 1. the action or process of deflecting or being deflected: "the deflection of the light beam"
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the act of attacking or blaming another person rather than accepting criticism or blame for your own actions: Deflection is a psychological defence mechanism. Fewer examples. The deflections steer the electrons into patterns known to mathematicians and physicists as caustics.
noun. the act of deflecting or the state of being deflected. the amount of deviation. the change in direction of a light beam as it crosses a boundary between two media with different refractive indexes. a deviation of the indicator of a measuring instrument from its zero position.
The meaning of DEFLECTION is a turning aside or off course : deviation. How to use deflection in a sentence.
1. the act of deflecting or the state of being deflected. 2. the amount of deviation caused by a deflection. 3. the change in direction of a light beam as it crosses a boundary between two media with different refractive indexes. 4. a deviation of the indicator of a measuring instrument from its zero position. 5.
noun. the property of being bent or deflected. synonyms: bending, deflexion. see more. the deflection of a projectile resulting from the effects of wind. the physical property of a medium as determined by its index of refraction. any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions. noun.
deflection. a sudden change in the direction that something is moving in, usually after it has hit something; the act of causing something to change direction. O'Leary's shot took a deflection off a defender and finished in the net. The goal was scored with a deflection off the goalkeeper.
deflection meaning, definition, what is deflection: the action of making something change it...: Learn more.
