deflexion

2 definitions found

deflexion - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

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

deflexion - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

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