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deflexions

deflexions is the plural of deflexion.

Meaning of deflexion

Noun

deflexion (countable and uncountable, plural deflexions)

  1. (UK) Dated spelling of deflection.
    • The deflexion of particles or of radiation by scattering processes through angles greater than 90° to the original direction of motion.1962, British Standards Institution, “Backward scaterring”, in Glossary of Terms Used in Nuclear Science (B.S. 3455 : 1962), London: British Standards Institution, →OCLC, page 12

Questions about deflexions

What is deflexions the plural of?
Deflexions is the plural of deflexion.

Words near deflexions in the dictionary

  1. deflexibilizes
  2. deflexibilizing
  3. deflexing
  4. deflexion
  5. deflexional
  6. deflexions
  7. deflexure
  8. deflexures
  9. defloat
  10. defloated
  11. defloating

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