Deflexion — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the amount by which a propagating wave is bent

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɪsˌæɾɪsfˈæktɚɹinəs/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪflˈɛkʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪflˈɛkʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /dɪsˌæɾɪsfˈæktɚɹinəs/.

Examples

a diversion from the main highway
a digression into irrelevant details
a deflection from his goal

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

deflection bending digression diversion divagation refraction deviation

Parts of Speech

noun	the amount by which a propagating wave is bent
noun	the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position
noun	the property of being bent or deflected
noun	a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern) “a diversion from the main highway”

Word Forms

diversionary	adjective	(of tactics e.g.) likely or designed to confuse or deceive
diversionist	noun	someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks
divert	verb	turn aside; turn away from
deviate	verb	cause to turn away from a previous or expected course
digress	verb	lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
deflect	verb	turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest
divagate	verb	lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

déflexion

la quantité de courbure d'une onde qui se propage

🇪🇸Spanish

deflexión

la cantidad en la que se dobla una onda que se propaga

🇮🇹Italian

deflessione

la quantità di cui un'onda che si propaga viene piegata

🇳🇱Dutch

afbuiging

de hoeveelheid waarmee een zich voortplantende golf wordt gebogen

🇵🇹Portuguese

deflexão

a quantidade pela qual uma onda em propagação é dobrada

🇷🇺Russian

отклонение

величина, на которую изгибается распространяющаяся волна

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नीचे को झुकाव

वह मात्रा जिससे एक प्रसारित तरंग मुड़ती है

🇧🇩Bengali

বিচ্যুতি

যে পরিমাণ একটি প্রচার তরঙ্গ বাঁকানো হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

விலகல்

பரப்பும் அலை வளைந்த அளவு

🇮🇳Telugu

విక్షేపం

ప్రచారం చేసే తరంగం వంగి ఉండే మొత్తం

🇮🇳Marathi

विक्षेपण

प्रसारित लाट ज्या प्रमाणात वाकलेली असते

🇮🇳Gujarati

વળાંક

જથ્થો કે જેના દ્વારા પ્રચાર તરંગ વળેલું છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಚಲನ

ಪ್ರಸರಣ ತರಂಗವು ಬಾಗಿದ ಪ್ರಮಾಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വ്യതിചലനം

ഒരു പ്രചരിക്കുന്ന തരംഗം വളഞ്ഞ തുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਝੁਕਾਅ

ਉਹ ਮਾਤਰਾ ਜਿਸ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਇੱਕ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਰਿਤ ਲਹਿਰ ਨੂੰ ਝੁਕਾਇਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

موڑ

وہ مقدار جس کے ذریعے پھیلنے والی لہر کو جھکا ہوا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

偏转

传播波的弯曲量

🇯🇵Japanese

たわみ

伝播する波が曲がる量

🇰🇷Korean

굴곡

전파하는 파동이 구부러지는 정도

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự lệch hướng

mức độ mà sóng truyền bị bẻ cong

🇹🇭Thai

การโก่งตัว

ปริมาณที่คลื่นแพร่กระจายโค้งงอ

🇮🇩Indonesian

defleksi

besarnya gelombang yang merambat dibelokkan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpapalihis

ang halaga kung saan ang isang nagpapalaganap na alon ay baluktot

🇲🇾Malay

pesongan

jumlah di mana gelombang perambatan dibengkokkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انحراف

المقدار الذي تنحني به موجة الانتشار

🇮🇷Persian

انحراف

مقداری که یک موج در حال انتشار خم می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

sapma

yayılan bir dalganın bükülme miktarı

🇮🇱Hebrew

דפלקציה

הכמות שבה מתכופף גל מתפשט

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