deflection
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /dɪˈflɛkʃən/
ipa: /dəˈflɛkʃən/
rhymes: -ɛkʃən
Forms: form: deflections
form: deflexion
Etymology: From Latin dēflexiō, from dēflectere (“to deflect”; participle stem dēflex-) + -iō (suffix forming abstract nouns). The non-etymological spelling deflection is taken from the present stem dēflect-, associated with collection, dissection, etc. By surface analysis, deflect + -ion.
Senses: examples: text: Russell's goalbound shot took a deflection off a defender and went out for a corner.
text: The next morning Oswald stopped short in the middle of his shaving, which in his case involved the most tortuous deflections and grimacings.
ref: 1918, H. G. Wells, Joan and Peter:
glosses: The act of deflecting or something deflected.
examples: text: At about the time that #1 tyre failed, the Flight Data Recorder shows right rudder deflection. This may have been applied to correct a yaw to the left. (Traces of the left main gear on the runway show that the nose wheels were to the right of the centreline and never crossed it.) About 500 metres from the threshold, the inner wheels of the left main gear bogie had closed from about 2 1⁄2 metres to about one metre to the left of the centreline; this may have been because of over-correction for a tendency to yaw to the left or weather-cocking because of the surface wind. Whatever the reason, the actual deviation would probably have been considered insignificant to the cockpit crew.
ref: 1993 June, Presidency of Civil Aviation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, “2.7.2 Take-Off”, in McDonnell-Douglas DC-8-61, C-GMXQ, accident at King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on 11 July 1991, archived from the original on 14 May 2022:
glosses: Deviation (of a needle or other indicator or mechanism) from a previous position.
examples: text: “‘I’m focused on the future’ is one of the most generic store-brand fuckboy deflections there is,” Oliver fumed.
ref: 2024 October 7, John Oliver, quotee, “John Oliver on VP debate’s ‘civility’: ‘Etiquette is kind of beside the point’”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
glosses: The act of refusing to address something (questions, criticism, etc.).
topics: human-sciences
psychology
sciences
glosses: The act of rejecting culpability by redirecting blame elsewhere.
examples: text: The structure was examined and passed by the Board of Trade in February, 1890, after it had been tested with two trains of 50 loaded wagons, each hauled by two engines, and pushed by a third. The trains ran side by side, and their combined weight, including the six engines, was 1,800 tons. The deflections of the girders were precisely in accordance with the calculations of the engineers.
ref: 1950 March, H. A. Vallance, “On Foot Across the Forth Bridge”, in Railway Magazine, page 148:
text: Tyre design deflection profile under load is about a one-third reduction in tyre section radius. If the tyre is overloaded, over-deflection will occur. Over-deflection results in a larger heat increase than would be expected from under-inflation. If one of a pair of tyres on the same axle is under-inflated, the other tyre may be overloaded.
ref: 1993 June, Presidency of Civil Aviation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, “2.4 Tyre Failure”, in McDonnell-Douglas DC-8-61, C-GMXQ, accident at King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on 11 July 1991, archived from the original on 14 May 2022:
glosses: Bending or deformation under load.
topics: board-games
chess
games
glosses: A tactic that forces an opposing piece to leave the square, rank or file it occupies, thus exposing the king or a valuable piece
Derived terms: compass deflection
deflection change
deflection difference
propwash deflection unit
vertical deflection
zero deflection