Deflexion

2 definitions found

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

  Deflexion \De*flex"ion\, n.
     See {Deflection}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  deflexion
       n 1: the amount by which a propagating wave is bent [syn: {deflection},
             {refraction}]
       2: the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument
          from its zero position [syn: {deflection}]
       3: the property of being bent or deflected [syn: {deflection},
          {bending}]
       4: 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}, {deflection}, {divagation}]