Definitions For Deflection

noun

  • A turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
  • The property of being bent or deflected
  • The movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position
  • The amount by which a propagating wave is bent
  • A twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting
  • The act of changing or causing something to change direction

Is Deflection a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
16
Words with Friends
19

The word Deflection is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Deflection in a Sentence

  • Measuring the angle of deflection
  • He scored with a deflection off another player's stick.

Synonyms for Deflection

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