Hypertext Webster Gateway: "deflexion"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Deflexion \De*flex"ion\, n.
See {Deflection}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
deflexion
n 1: the amount by which a propagating wave is bent [syn: {deflection},
{refraction}]
2: the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument
from its zero position [syn: {deflection}]
3: the property of being bent or deflected [syn: {deflection},
{bending}]
4: 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" [syn: {diversion},
{deviation}, {digression}, {deflection}]
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