deflexion
deflexion · deflexions
Dated spelling of deflectionDated spelling of deflection.
Meaning
1 senses(UK, countable, uncountable)Dated spelling of deflection.
More definitions
- the property of being bent or deflected
- the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position
- the amount by which a propagating wave is bent
- a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
Forms
plural: deflexions| Singular | deflexion |
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regular
Synonyms
7 synonymsClose in meaning
- the property of being bent or deflected:deflectionbending
- the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position:deflection
- the amount by which a propagating wave is bent:deflectionrefraction
- a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern):diversiondeviationdigressiondeflectiondivagation
Word family
2 related wordsRelateddeflect
Deriveddeflexional
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.