deflection

CEFRC1

/dɪˈflɛkʃən/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A change in the direction of something moving.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Deviation (of a needle or other indicator or mechanism) from a previous position.

Examples

  • The calculated deflection at the end of the beam is 2 cm.

  • The general theory of relativity predicted the deflection of starlight by the Sun.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The act of deflecting or something deflected.

  2. The act of rejecting culpability by redirecting blame elsewhere.

  3. The act of refusing to address something (questions, criticism, etc.).

More examples

In context

  • Russell's goalbound shot took a deflection off a defender and went out for a corner.

  • The next morning Oswald stopped short in the middle of his shaving, which in his case involved the most tortuous deflections and grimacings.

  • “‘I’m focused on the future’ is one of the most generic store-brand fuckboy deflections there is,” Oliver fumed.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

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Origin

noun

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. By surface analysis, deflect + -ion.