deflection

English

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Etymology

From Latin dēflexiō, from dēflectere (“to deflect”; participle stem dēflex-) + -iō (suffix forming abstract nouns). The non-etymological spelling deflection is taken from the present stem dēflect-, associated with collection, dissection, etc.[1]

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈflɛkʃən/
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  • (US) IPA(key): /dəˈflɛkʃən/
  • Rhymes: -ɛkʃən

Noun

deflection (countable and uncountable, plural deflections)

  1. The act of deflecting or something deflected.
    • 1918, H. G. Wells, Joan and Peter:
      The next morning Oswald stopped short in the middle of his shaving, which in his case involved the most tortuous deflections and grimacings.
    Russell's goalbound shot took a deflection off a defender and went out for a corner.
  2. The deviation of a needle or other indicator from its previous position.

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References
  1. John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “deflection”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.
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