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deflection

— noun a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting — noun (= bending) the property of being bent or deflected — noun the amount by which a propagating wave is bent — noun the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position — noun (= diversion, digression) a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern) a diversion from the main highway a digression into irrelevant details a deflection from his goal

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deviation deflexion diversion declination refraction divergence variation turning aside drift divagation digression bending aberration warp variance inflection inclination deviate departure aberrancy aberrance yawing yaw wryness turn back flow turn trip-up trip transference tendency swerve stumble steering slip slack sallying forth sag replicate reflection propensity plumb pathology outrage offset obliquity modification misstep metachoresis leeway lean

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Simple sentences

The general theory of relativity predicted the deflection of starlight by the Sun.

Movie subtitles

Where's your deflection rays?

Maitland, deflection rays!

Deflection increasing.

Deflection still increasing.

Track indicators to maximum deflection.

Every second we delay arriving at the deflection point compounds the problem, perhaps past solution.

If we arrive at the deflection point in time, it may not get here at all.

It we don't get to that deflection point in time, it will become physically impossible to divert this asteroid.

Stress or not, we cannot reduce speed. I do not intend to miss that deflection point. All right.

Deflection point minus seven.

Deflection point minus four.

Deflection point.

Degree of deflection, Mr. Sulu.

Watch yourself. There's a lot of fire coming from the right side of that deflection tower.

Track indicators to maximum deflection. Track indicators to maximum deflection.

I do not intend to miss that deflection point. All right.

The angle of deflection on incoming Cylon fighters indicates an attack on the surface of Kobol.

The skin of the aircraft was coated with a deflection shield.

I do not intend to miss that deflection point.

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