from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
deflexion
n 1: the amount by which a propagating wave is bent [syn:
{deflection}, {deflexion}, {refraction}]
2: the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument
from its zero position [syn: {deflection}, {deflexion}]
3: the property of being bent or deflected [syn: {deflection},
{deflexion}, {bending}]
4: 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" [syn:
{diversion}, {deviation}, {digression}, {deflection},
{deflexion}, {divagation}]