DEFLECTION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does deflection mean? 

• DEFLECTION (noun)
  The noun DEFLECTION has 5 senses:

1. a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting

2. the amount by which a propagating wave is bent

3. the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position

4. the property of being bent or deflected

5. a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)

  Familiarity information: DEFLECTION used as a noun is common.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DEFLECTION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

deflection; warp

Hypernyms ("deflection" is a kind of...):

aberrance; aberrancy; aberration; deviance (a state or condition markedly different from the norm)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The amount by which a propagating wave is bent

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

deflection; deflexion; refraction

Hypernyms ("deflection" is a kind of...):

bend; bending (movement that causes the formation of a curve)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

deflection; deflexion

Hypernyms ("deflection" is a kind of...):

motion; movement (a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something)

Sense 4

Meaning:

The property of being bent or deflected

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

bending; deflection; deflexion

Hypernyms ("deflection" is a kind of...):

physical property (any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "deflection"):

wind deflection; windage (the deflection of a projectile resulting from the effects of wind)

refractiveness; refractivity (the physical property of a medium as determined by its index of refraction)

Sense 5

Meaning:

A turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

deflection; deflexion; deviation; digression; divagation; diversion

Context example:

a deflection from his goal

Hypernyms ("deflection" is a kind of...):

turn; turning (the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "deflection"):

red herring (any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue)

Derivation:

deflect (turn aside and away from an initial or intended course)

deflect (turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest)

 Context examples 

The average (mean) elevation (positive deflection from baseline, usually measured in mm) of the ST segment, obtained from a set of measurements of the elevation of the ST segment.

(Mean ST Segment Elevation, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The minimum elevation (positive deflection from baseline, usually measured in mm) of the ST segment, obtained from a set of measurements of the elevation of the ST segment.

(Minimum ST Segment Elevation, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The cells appear to be producing novel cell wall structures to achieve this deflection.

(Rare mineral discovered in plants for first time, University of Cambridge)

The average (mean) depression (negative deflection from baseline, usually measured in mm) of the ST segment, obtained from a set of measurements of the depression of the ST segment.

(Mean ST Segment Depression by ECG Finding, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The maximum depression (negative deflection from baseline, usually measured in mm) of the ST segment, obtained from a set of measurements of the depression of the ST segment.

(Maximum ST Segment Depression by ECG Finding, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The maximum elevation (positive deflection from baseline, usually measured in mm) of the ST segment, obtained from a set of measurements of the elevation of the ST segment.

(Maximum ST Segment Elevation, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The minimum depression (negative deflection from baseline, usually measured in mm) of the ST segment, obtained from a set of measurements of the depression of the ST segment.

(Minimum ST Segment Depression by ECG Finding, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The average (mean) area under the curve of the deflection from baseline of the T wave (representing ventricular repolarization), obtained from a set of measurements of the T wave, from a single lead or set of leads.

(Mean T Wave Area, NCI Thesaurus)

The average (mean) height (usually measured in mm) of the maximum deflection from baseline of the P wave (representing atrial depolarization), obtained from a set of measurements of the P wave, from a single lead or set of leads.

(Mean P Wave Height, NCI Thesaurus)

The average (mean) height (usually measured in mm) of the maximum deflection from baseline of the T wave (representing ventricular repolarization), obtained from a set of measurements of the T wave, from a single lead or set of leads.

(Mean T Wave Height, NCI Thesaurus)