deflection

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. (countable, uncountable) The act of deflecting or something deflected.
  2. (countable, uncountable) Deviation (of a needle or other indicator or mechanism) from a previous position.
  3. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) The act of refusing to address something (questions, criticism, etc.).
  4. (countable, uncountable) The act of rejecting culpability by redirecting blame elsewhere.
  5. (countable, uncountable) Bending or deformation under load.
  6. (countable, uncountable) A tactic that forces an opposing piece to leave the square, rank or file it occupies, thus exposing the king or a valuable piece

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/dɪˈflɛkʃən/
Etymologie (Engels)

From Latin dēflexiō, from dēflectere (“to deflect”; participle stem dēflex-) + -iō (suffix forming abstract nouns). The non-etymological spelling deflection is taken from the present stem dēflect-, associated with collection, dissection, etc. By surface analysis, deflect + -ion.

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