deflection in WordNet English dictionary

1. the property of being bent or deflected
   deflection  deflexion  bending 
   
2. 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"
   diversion  deviation  digression  deflection  deflexion  divagation 
   
3. the amount by which a propagating wave is bent
   deflection  deflexion  refraction 
   
4. the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position
   deflection  deflexion 
   
5. a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting
   deflection  warp