Get to know Deflection better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like bending or deviation.
Deflection meaning
- The act of deflecting or something deflected.
- Deviation (of a needle or other indicator or mechanism) from a previous position.
- The act of refusing to address something (questions, criticism, etc.).
Synonyms of Deflection
Using Deflection
- The main meaning on this page is: The act of deflecting or something deflected. | Deviation (of a needle or other indicator or mechanism) from a previous position. | The act of refusing to address something (questions, criticism, etc.).
- Useful related words include: deflexion, bending, deviation, diversion.
- In the example corpus, deflection often appears in combinations such as: the deflection, deflection of, deflection off.
Context around Deflection
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 9 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Deflection
- In this selection, "deflection" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, electrostatic, perspective, horizontal, plates, off and angle stand out and add context to how "deflection" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a hefty deflection off fabian and a slight deflection and cannoned. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "deflection" sits close to words such as aristocracy, aroma and attendants, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with deflection
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Flood secured the ball after a deflection. (7 words)
Attempts at deflection won’t wash any longer. (8 words)
AH the "Defending Democracy against Fascism is too expensive" deflection. (10 words)
The system selects a character on the mask using one set of deflection circuits, but that causes the extruded beam to be aimed off-axis, so a second set of deflection plates has to re-aim the beam so it is headed toward the center of the screen. (48 words)
Australia had the better of the early exchanges in the second half, with the best chance falling to Willott through a deflection on a lifted ball heading towards the German goal which wrong-footed Danneberg, but went just wide of the goal. (42 words)
Televisions use magnetic rather than electrostatic deflection because the deflection plates obstruct the beam when the deflection angle is as large as is required for tubes that are relatively short for their size. (33 words)
A GK was beaten from a 40 yards out free kick without any deflection or wind-aided swerve and you open your mouth to say its not his fault? (29 words)
Example sentences (20)
Televisions use magnetic rather than electrostatic deflection because the deflection plates obstruct the beam when the deflection angle is as large as is required for tubes that are relatively short for their size.
From the thrower's perspective, the deflection is to the right. citation From the non-thrower's perspective, deflection is to left.
Oscilloscopes also use a sawtooth wave for their horizontal deflection, though they typically use electrostatic deflection.
The deflection of a light beam on the mirror greatly magnified the deflection induced by small currents.
These active compensation circuits use the deflection yoke to finely adjust beam deflection according to the beam target location.
The system selects a character on the mask using one set of deflection circuits, but that causes the extruded beam to be aimed off-axis, so a second set of deflection plates has to re-aim the beam so it is headed toward the center of the screen.
Aberdeen went ahead in the fifth minute when an eight yard shot from Luis ‘Duk’ Lopes took a deflection to beat keeper Zander Clark.
A GK was beaten from a 40 yards out free kick without any deflection or wind-aided swerve and you open your mouth to say its not his fault?
AH the "Defending Democracy against Fascism is too expensive" deflection.
Arsenal would level in fortuitous circumstances as, deep into stoppage time, Trossard’s shot took a deflection off Akanji, wrong-footing Ortega and sending the Arsenal fans behind the goal into raptures.
A strong defensive effort carried the Fruita Monument girls basketball team past Durango 30-28, with compiling two steals, one block and one deflection.
Attempts at deflection won’t wash any longer.
Australia had the better of the early exchanges in the second half, with the best chance falling to Willott through a deflection on a lifted ball heading towards the German goal which wrong-footed Danneberg, but went just wide of the goal.
Baunoa’s first-down pass was well overthrown, Jacob Popoca broke up the second-down pass, and Camren Baker’s third-down deflection made it fourth-and goal.
City soon went just as close at the other end when Kyle Walker's sweetly struck effort took a slight deflection and cannoned off the crossbar.
Clemson answered back three minutes later when Tatum Short scored with the help of a deflection.
Flood secured the ball after a deflection.
He completed his treble with the aid of a hefty deflection off Fabian Schar.
He was 15-of-24 passing for 219 yards and two touchdowns with an interception off a deflection.
His effort crashed off the Darvel crossbar via a deflection and he headed the return ball straight at the keeper.
Common combinations with deflection
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the deflection 37×
- deflection of 25×
- deflection off 25×
- of deflection 13×
- deflection and 12×
- deflection is 10×
- took deflection 8×
- slight deflection 7×
- deflection on 6×
- deflection by 6×