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de·flec·tion (dē fleks̸hən, di-)

noun

    1. a deflecting or being deflected; a turning aside, bending, or deviation
    2. the amount of this
  1. 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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