DEFLEXION - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Part of speech: Noun

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

Example: a diversion from the main highway; a digression into irrelevant details; a deflection from his goal

Part of speech: Noun

the property of being bent or deflected

Part of speech: Noun

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

Part of speech: Noun

the amount by which a propagating wave is bent