[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

deflection \deflec"tion\, n. l. deflexio, fr. deflectere: cf.
   f. d'eflexion.
   1. the act of turning aside, or state of being turned aside;
      a turning from a right line or proper course; a bending,
      esp. downward; deviation.
      1913 webster

            the other leads to the same point, through certain
            deflections.                          --lowth.
      1913 webster

   2. gunnery the deviation of a shot or ball from its true
      course.
      1913 webster

   3. opt. a deviation of the rays of light toward the surface
      of an opaque body; inflection; diffraction.
      1913 webster

   4. engin. the bending which a beam or girder undergoes from
      its own weight or by reason of a load.
      1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

deflection
     n 1: a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way
          of judging or acting syn: warp
     2: the amount by which a propagating wave is bent syn: deflexion,
         refraction
     3: the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument
        from its zero position syn: deflexion
     4: the property of being bent or deflected syn: deflexion, bending
     5: 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, deflexion, divagation
see also:
warp deflexion refraction bending diversion deviation 
digression divagation 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

96 moby thesaurus words for "deflection":
   l, s-curve, aberration, angle, apex, atmospheric attenuation, bend,
   bending, bifurcation, bight, blind spots, bow, bowing, cant,
   chevron, circuitousness, clutter, coin, conflexure, corner, crank,
   crook, crosswiseness, crotchet, declination, defile, deflexure,
   deflower, departing, departure, deviance, deviation, deviousness,
   diagonality, diffraction, diffusion, digression, dispersion,
   distortion, divagation, divergence, diversion, dogleg, elbow, ell,
   excursion, false echoes, flection, flex, flexure, force, fork,
   furcation, geanticline, geosyncline, ground clutter, hairpin turn,
   hook, indirection, indirectness, inflection, knee, meander,
   nonconformity, nook, obliqueness, obliquity, outrage, oxbow, point,
   quoin, ravish, reflection, refraction, scatter, sea clutter,
   skewness, spoil, squint, superrefraction, sweep, swerve, swerving,
   torsion, transverseness, turn, turning, twisting, vagary, veer,
   veering, vertex, violate, zag, zig, zigzag

Deflection >> D Words
Deflection, definition of term: Deflection
deflection_pag1.html

Deflection
...... deflection has now become falsely understood to mean the deflection of ... Deflection had always been clearly understood to mean cue ball ... ..
http://www.meuccicues.com/deflection.htm, score=100, date indexed=November 25, 2005, 2:11 am

TV and Monitor Deflection Systems
...Deflection System Safety. The deflection components of an operating TV ... Circuit Work? *Basic Deflection Circuit Operation *The Deflection Yoke ... ..
http://www.repairfaq.org/sam/deflfaq.htm, score=91, date indexed=January 10, 2006, 3:29 pm

Understanding English - Deflection/Squirt - Easy Pool Tutor
...With a rough cloth, more friction therefore more deflection on the cue ... Generally, the stronger the stroke, the more deflection on the cue ... ..
http://www.easypooltutor.com/article250.html, score=71, date indexed=January 23, 2006, 10:07 am

Deflection and Delay of Light
...... this larger value for the deflection. Currently the deflection of " ... The deflection and delay of light caused by massive objects is called ... ..
http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~wright/deflection-delay.html, score=67, date indexed=December 15, 2005, 12:26 pm

Shaft deflection
...The excessive deflection can cause a lot of other problems including: ... Here are some things you can do to help reduce the deflection:. * ... ..
http://www.mcnallyinstitute.com/06-html/6-5.html, score=67, date indexed=November 6, 2005, 7:51 am

PUMP SHAFT DEFLECTION
...In summary then, shaft deflection is certainly undesirable. If the L3/ ... Y = Shaft deflection at the impeller center line measured in inches. * ... ..
http://www.mcnallyinstitute.com/01-html/1-06.html, score=65, date indexed=December 13, 2005, 3:39 pm

Constant Load/Deflection Tests
...Once the stress/deflection relationship for the specimens to be used ... One of the limitations inherent to deflection-controlled specimens is ... ..
http://www.corrosionsource.com/handbook/testing/cld.htm, score=65, date indexed=January 3, 2006, 8:36 pm

Beam Deflection Calculator for Beam with Overhanging Supports and A single ...
...Deflection at the load (y) = Deflection at the unloaded ends (y) = ... between load nearest (adjacent support) (y) = Deflection between ... ..
http://www.engineersedge.com/beam_bending/calculators_protected/beam_deflection_6.htm, score=64, date indexed=January 21, 2006, 8:07 am

Vertical Deflection
...vertical deflection plates. A circuit of this type is shown in figure ... deflection plates. The signals applied to the vertical plates are 180º ... ..
http://www.tpub.com/content/neets/14178/css/14178_93.htm, score=64, date indexed=November 22, 2005, 12:12 am

Page 1 2 Next