deflection

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• Deflection — or deflexion may refer to: Deflection (engineering), the displacement of a structural element under load Deflection (military), a technique of shooting ahead of a moving target so that the target and projectile will collide Deflection (physics),… …   Wikipedia

• Deflection — De*flec tion, n. [L. deflexio, fr. deflectere: cf. F. d[ e]flexion.] 1. The act of turning aside, or state of being turned aside; a turning from a right line or proper course; a bending, esp. downward; deviation. [1913 Webster] The other leads to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Deflection — Deflection. См. Отклонение. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …   Словарь металлургических терминов

• deflection — index alienation (estrangement), detour Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• deflection — also (and with more etymological propriety) deflexion, c.1600, from L. deflexionem, noun of action from pp. stem of deflectere (see DEFLECT (Cf. deflect)). Both forms were present 17c., but the spelling with c has come to predominate …   Etymology dictionary

• deflection — *deviation, aberration, divergence Analogous words: bending, curving, twisting (see CURVE): swerving or swerve, veering or veer, departing or departure (see corresponding verbs at SWERVE) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• deflection — is now the normal form in BrE and AmE, not deflexion …   Modern English usage

• deflection — (also deflexion) ► NOUN ▪ the action or process of deflecting or being deflected …   English terms dictionary

• deflection — [dē flek′shən, diflek′shən] n. [LL deflexio < L deflexus, pp. of DEFLECT] 1. a) a deflecting or being deflected; a turning aside, bending, or deviation b) the amount of this 2. the deviation from the zero mark of the needle or pointer of a… …   English World dictionary

• deflection — this word usually carries the same meaning as displacement, although it is sometimes used in place of deformation. effective static deflection percent deflection static deflection total static deflection …   Mechanics glossary

• deflection — [[t]dɪfle̱kʃ(ə)n[/t]] deflections 1) N VAR The deflection of something means making it change direction. [TECHNICAL] ...the deflection of light as it passes through the regularly spaced slits in the grating. 2) N COUNT In sport, the deflection of …   English dictionary