deflection
noun
[ dɪˈflɛkʃ(ə)n ]
• the action or process of deflecting or being deflected.
• "the deflection of the light beam"
Similar:
turning aside/away,
turning,
diversion,
drawing away,
deviation,
divergence,
declination,
aberration,
turn,
veer,
swerve,
slew,
drift,
straying,
bend,
swing,
twist,
curve,
divarication,
divagation,
Origin:
early 17th century: from late Latin deflexio(n- ), from deflectere ‘bend away’ (see deflect).
