| 释义 |
de·flec·tion
\-kshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Latin deflexin-, deflexio, from deflexus (past participle of deflectere) + -ion-, -io -ion
1.
a. : a turning aside : the state of being turned aside : a turning from a straight line or given course : a bending especially downward : deviation especially of a shot from its true course
b. : a result of bending or turning away : curve, bend, turn, deviation
2. : the bending of one curve away from another or from a straight line
3.
a. : the deviation of the neutral axis (as of a beam or girder) under stress from its normal position
b. : the vertical distance between the points of suspension in a suspension bridge and the axis of the lowest part of the chain
4.
a. : the horizontal angle between the line of sighting and the axis of the bore of a gun
b. : a setting on the scale of a gunsight such that when the line of sighting is on the aiming point the piece is correctly laid for direction
5.
a. : the turning aside or bending of radiation from a straight course
< deflection of light due to diffraction >
< deflection of an electron beam in a magnetic field >
— called also deviation
b. : the angular departure of an indicator or pointer from the zero reading on a scale
< deflection of an ammeter >
6. [de- + inflection] : the loss of grammatical inflections |