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Noun
S:
(n)
deflection
,
warp
(a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting)
S:
(n)
deflection
,
deflexion
,
refraction
(the amount by which a propagating wave is bent)
S:
(n)
deflection
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deflexion
(the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position)
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S:
(n)
deflection
,
deflexion
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bending
(the property of being bent or deflected)
S:
(n)
diversion
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deviation
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digression
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deflection
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deflexion
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divagation
(a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern))
"a diversion from the main highway"; "a digression into irrelevant details"; "a deflection from his goal"