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 deflection deflection /dɪˈflɛkʃən/

noun

  1. () A twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting  ( warp , deflection )
    a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting
  2. A turning aside (of your course, attention or concern)  ( deflection , deflexion [British] , deviation , digression , divagation , diversion )
    a turning aside (of your course, attention or concern)
      A diversion from the main highway
    a diversion from the main highway
      A digression into irrelevant details
    a digression into irrelevant details
      A deflection from his goal
    a deflection from his goal
  3. The property of being bent or deflected  ( bending , deflection , deflexion [British] )
    the property of being bent or deflected
  4. The movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position  ( deflection , deflexion [British] )
    the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position
  5. The amount by which a propagating wave is bent  ( deflection , deflexion [British] , refraction )
    the amount by which a propagating wave is bent


 golfclub golfclub /ˈɡɒlfklʌb/

noun

  1. Golf equipment used by a golfer to hit a golf ball  ( golf club , golf-club , golfclub , club )
    golf equipment used by a golfer to hit a golf ball
      He used a pitching wedge golf club for the shot over the bunker
    He used a pitching wedge golf club for the shot over the bunker


 Anne Dudley Bradstreet Anne Dudley Bradstreet /æn ˈdʌdli ˈbrædstriːt/

noun

  1. Poet in colonial America (born in England) (1612-1672)  ( Anne Bradstreet , Anne Dudley Bradstreet , Bradstreet )
    poet in colonial America (born in England) (1612-1672)


 pill bug pill bug /ˈpɪl bʌg/

noun

  1. Small terrestrial isopod with a convex segmented body that can roll up into a ball  ( pill bug )
    small terrestrial isopod with a convex segmented body that can roll up into a ball
      As a child, I was fascinated by how the pill bug would roll up into a ball.
    As a child, I was fascinated by how the pill bug would roll up into a ball.


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