1. Turned aside; deviating from a direct line or course.
2. Bent downward; deflexed.
Deflection
(De*flec"tion) n. [L. deflexio, fr. deflectere: cf. F. déflexion.]
1. The act of turning aside, or state of being turned aside; a turning from a right line or proper course; a
bending, esp. downward; deviation.
The other leads to the same point, through certain deflections.
Lowth. 2. (Gunnery) The deviation of a shot or ball from its true course.
3. (Opt.) A deviation of the rays of light toward the surface of an opaque body; inflection; diffraction.
4. (Engin.) The bending which a beam or girder undergoes from its own weight or by reason of a load.
Deflectionization
(De*flec`tion*i*za"tion) n. The act of freeing from inflections. Earle.
Deflectionize
(De*flec"tion*ize) v. t. To free from inflections.
Deflectionized languages are said to be analytic.
Earle. Deflective
(De*flect"ive) a. Causing deflection.
Deflective forces, forces that cause a body to deviate from its course.
Deflector
(De*flect"or) n. (Mech.) That which deflects, as a diaphragm in a furnace, or a cone in a
lamp (to deflect and mingle air and gases and help combustion).
Deflexed
(De*flexed") a. Bent abruptly downward.
Deflexion
(De*flex"ion) n. See Deflection.
