deflection Definition
de·flec·tion (dē flek′s̸hən, di-)
noun
- a deflecting or being deflected; a turning aside, bending, or deviation
- the amount of this
- the deviation from the zero mark of the needle or pointer of a measuring instrument
Etymology: LL deflexio < L deflexus, pp. of deflect
deflection Usage Examples
Converse of object
- take: The shot appeared to take a deflexion on the way in.
- measure: They measured the deflexion out to a range of 8 miles.
- cause: Ideally the energy input to cause the deflexion is usefully recovered.
Adjective modifier
- wicked: Picking up the ball 25 yards out, Price unleashed a shot which took a wicked deflexion to put his side in front.
- slight: Local lad James Marrow stepped up scored albeit from a slight deflexion off the wall.
- cruel: On 69 minutes Clyde took the lead for the first time in the match, courtesy of another cruel deflexion.
- vertical: Appropriate traffic calming measures should involve the use of vertical deflections in the form of speed humps, cushions or raised junctions.
- excessive: This test is for failures due to fracture of the lid seal or lid, or to excessive lid deflexion.
- magnetic: Largely escaped bennett's thought of the magnetic deflexion of by ultra violet.
Modifies a noun
- drum: In front of the body are the deflexion drums which enable the director to be turned about the dial.
- angle: The third monochromator enables the vertical deflexion angle of the beam to be controlled.
- device: There is sufficient data to make installation of vertical deflexion devices on public streets illegal.
Noun used with modifier
- flap: The exhaust then leaves the flap trailing edge at an angle related to the flap deflexion.
- beam: However, direct visual observation via the beam deflexion system is frequently not possible or yields unsatisfactory results.
- tooth: Some of the earliest dynamic tooth deflexion records are given.
- scale: A meter with a full scale deflexion of 2 amps would be ideal here.
- flow: The equation for the curve is given as well as approximations for small and large values of the flow deflexion parameter.
Preposition: off
defender: Both Rawlins and Steadman had attempts from distance, with Will's goal bound until a deflexion off a defender.
Preposition: of
beam: You should understand the derivation for the deflexion of a beam under symmetrical 3-point bend testing.
Preposition: for
plate: Elastic stresses and deflections for long flat rectangular plates under uniformly distributed and linearly varying normal pressure.
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