deviabilityn.
/ˌdiːvɪəˈbɪlɪti/ Capability of being caused to deviate or of being deflected.
ΘΚΠ
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > change of direction of movement > [noun] > (a) deviation from straight course > capability of being deflected
deviability1904
1904 S. R. Bottone Radium iii. 25 These experimental demonstrations of the deviability of the α and β rays.
1938 R. W. Lawson tr. G. von Hevesy & F. A. Paneth Man. Radioactivity (ed. 2) ii. 33 The deviability of the α-rays in strong magnetic fields.
Derivatives
ˈdeviable adj. that can be caused to deviate; deflectable.
ΘΚΠ
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > change of direction of movement > [adjective] > deviating from straight course > able to be diverted
refractable1676
deviable1902
divertible1928
1902 E. Rutherford & A. G. Grier in London, Edinb. & Dublin Philos. Mag. 6th Ser. 4 325 For brevity and convenience we will call the non-deviable rays of all radioactive substances α rays and the deviable rays β rays.
1913 J. Cox Beyond Atom iii. 50 The α rays bear a positive charge... Though deviable by magnetic and electric fields, the amount of deviation is minute compared with that of kathode rays or β rays.
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