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| 1. | [ noun ] (medicine) a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting | |
| Synonyms: | warp | |
| Related terms: | aberrance falsify | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (physics) the property of being bent or deflected | |
| Synonyms: | bending deflexion | |
| Related terms: | physical_property refractivity windage | |
| 3. | [ noun ] the amount by which a propagating wave is bent | |
| Synonyms: | refraction deflexion | |
| Related terms: | bending | |
| 4. | [ noun ] the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position | |
| Synonyms: | deflexion | |
| Related terms: | movement | |
| 5. | [ noun ] a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern) | |
| Synonyms: | diversion deflexion digression divagation deviation | |
| Examples: | : "a diversion from the main highway" "a digression into irrelevant details" "a deflection from his goal" |
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| Related terms: | turn red_herring deflect deviate digress deflect deviate | |
| Similar spelling: |
deflect deflexion deflective De_Falco deflector deflagration Deblasio De_Felice |
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