deflexion
/dɪˈflɛkʃən/
noun
- The act of bending or turning aside, or the amount by which something bends or turns.
- The engineer measured the deflexion of the bridge under heavy traffic.
- The deflexion of the tree branch showed how much weight it could hold before breaking.
- A slight deflexion of the laser beam was caused by the lens.
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