- deflection, deflexion, refraction - the amount by which a propagating wave is bent
--1 is a kind of bending, bend
- deflection, deflexion - the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position
--2 is a kind of movement, motion
- deflection, deflexion, bending - the property of being bent or deflected
--3 is a kind of physical property
--3 has particulars: windage, wind deflection; refractivity, refractiveness - diversion, deviation, digression, deflection, deflexion, divagation - 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"
--4 is a kind of turn, turning
--4 has particulars: red herringDerived forms: verb deflect2, verb deflect3