Synonyms: divagation, diversion, deviation, digression, deflection, deflexion
Definition: a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
Usage: a diversion from the main highway; a digression into irrelevant details; a deflection from his goal
Definition: the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
Usage: he took a turn to the right
Synonyms: deflection, deflexion, bending
Definition: the property of being bent or deflected
Similar words: physical property
Definition: any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions
Synonyms: deflection, deflexion
Definition: the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position
Similar words: motion, movement
Definition: a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
Synonyms: deflection, deflexion, refraction
Definition: the amount by which a propagating wave is bent