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deflection

 
Dictionary: de·flec·tion   (dĭ-flĕk'shən) pronunciation
n.
  1. The act of deflecting or the condition of being deflected.
  2. Deviation or a specified amount of deviation.
  3. The deviation of an indicator of a measuring instrument from zero or from its normal position.
  4. The movement of a structure or structural part as a result of stress.

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1. Any displacement in a body from its static position, or from an established direction or plane, as a result of forces acting on the body.
2. The deformation of a structural member as a result of loads acting on it.


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Deflection or deflexion may refer to:


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - afbøjning, retningsskift, afvigelse, udslag, udsving

Nederlands (Dutch)
afbuiging, afwijking, uitslag (van meetinstrument), deflectie (natuurkunde/ taalkunde)

Français (French)
n. - déviation, déflexion, dérivation, déclinaison (magnétique)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Abweichung, Ablenkung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εκτροπή, παρέκκλιση ή απόκλιση

Italiano (Italian)
deviazione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - deflação (f)

Русский (Russian)
отклонение, прогибание

Español (Spanish)
n. - desviación, cantidad de desviación

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - böjning, avvikning

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
偏斜, 挠曲, 偏向, 偏度

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 偏斜, 撓曲, 偏向, 偏度

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 치우치는 정도, 편차, 빗나감

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - それること, 振れ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عمليه انحراف شئ عن مساره, عمليه حرف شئ عن مساره, حركه مؤشر من موقع الصفر في أداة قياس,‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הטייה, סטייה‬


 
 
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