deflection

deflection is a 10-letter English word with 9 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 19 · 9 senses

Definitions

1. noun. 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.
2. noun. The deviation of a shot or ball from its true course.
3. noun. A deviation of the rays of light toward the surface of an opaque body; inflection; diffraction.
4. noun. The bending which a beam or girder undergoes from its own weight or by reason of a load.
5. noun. a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)

   "a diversion from the main highway"

   "a digression into irrelevant details"

   Synonyms: deflexion, deviation, digression, divagation, diversion

6. noun. the property of being bent or deflected

   Synonyms: bending, deflexion

7. noun. the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position

   Synonyms: deflexion

8. noun. the amount by which a propagating wave is bent

   Synonyms: deflexion, refraction

9. noun. a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting

   Synonyms: warp

Synonyms

deflexion, deviation, digression, divagation, diversion, bending, refraction, warp

Common word forms

deflections, deflectional, deflectionize

Words from these letters

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