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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.
The meaning of DEFLECTION is a turning aside or off course : deviation. How to use deflection in a sentence.
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.
deflection. The deflection of something means making it change direction. ...the deflection of light as it passes through the slits in the grating. In sport, the deflection of a ball, kick, or shot is when the ball hits an object and then travels in a different direction. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
n. 1. the act of deflecting or the state of being deflected. 2. the amount of deviation caused by a deflection. 3. (General Physics) the change in direction of a light beam as it crosses a boundary between two media with different refractive indexes. 4. (General Physics) a deviation of the indicator of a measuring instrument from its zero position.
Definitions of deflection. noun. a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern) “a deflection from his goal”. synonyms: deflexion, deviation, digression, divagation, diversion. see more. noun. a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting. synonyms: warp.
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. the angle of deflection. the deflection of the missile away from its target. O'Leary's shot took a deflection off a defender and finished in the net.
DEFLECTION meaning: the act of changing or causing something to change direction.
Deflection definition: The act of deflecting or the condition of being deflected.
In structural engineering, deflection is the degree to which a part of a long structural element (such as beam) is deformed laterally (in the direction transverse to its longitudinal axis) under a load.
