Deflexion (Noun)
Meaning 1
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".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- A sudden deflexion in the path led the hikers to a hidden waterfall that they wouldn't have discovered otherwise.
- The teacher was forced to make a strategic deflexion in her lesson plan to accommodate the school's unexpected power outage.
- The company experienced a significant deflexion in sales after the economic downturn.
- His attention suffered a brief deflexion as he heard a loud noise while watching the movie.
- The president's speech was interrupted by a deflexion when an audience member stood up and interrupted him.
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Meaning 2
The amount by which a propagating wave is bent.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
Examples
- The deflexion of the light beam around the sphere resulted in a change of direction of approximately 30 degrees.
- The medium's refractive index directly affected the deflexion of the sound wave as it traversed the border.
- The angle of deflexion of the seismic wave revealed the abrupt change in the Earth's crust composition.
- Researchers used the deflexion of the radio waves to study the ionospheric conditions during the solar flare.
- The deflexion of the ultrasonic wave allowed the engineers to detect the exact location of the fracture in the pipe.
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Meaning 3
The property of being bent or deflected.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The lens caused deflexion of the light beam as it passed through the optical system.
- Researchers studied the deflexion of various materials under different pressures.
- The aircraft's wing exhibited deflexion due to the airflow and pressure.
- Engineers took into account the deflexion of the metal rods in the construction design.
- The mirror's surface showed noticeable deflexion, causing distortion in the image.
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Meaning 4
The movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
Examples
- The precise deflexion of the galvanometer's needle allowed for accurate readings of the electrical current.
- When adjusting the instrument, the engineer checked the deflexion of the pointer from its zero position.
- The deflexion of the strain gauge's pen was directly proportional to the stress applied to the material.
- In the experiment, the researchers measured the deflexion of the meter's needle to calculate the voltage.
- After calibrating the device, the deflexion of the pointer returned to its correct zero position at rest.