deflection
deflection is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.(Gunnery) The deviation of a shot or ball from its true course.
- 2.(Opt.) A deviation of the rays of light toward the surface of an opaque body; inflection; diffraction.
- 3.(Engin.) The bending which a beam or girder undergoes from its own weight or by reason of a load.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- arc
- arcade
- arch
- arched
- arcuation
- bay
- bend
- bending
- bough
- bought
- bow
- cardioid
- carve
- catenary
- caustic
- ceiling
- concameration
- conchoid
- crane
- crescent
- crook
- curl
- curling
- curvation
- curvature
- curve
- curvity
- deflexion
- detour
- devexity
- deviation
- festoon
- flection
- flexion
- flexure
- function
- half-moon
- helix
- hook
- horseshoe
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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