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deflexion en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (UK, countable, uncountable) Dated spelling of deflection.
   • “Connexion” is the etymological (ie, “correct”) spelling. That is to say, our word is derived from an actual Latin noun, cf. deflexion, inflexion, and reflexion. […] And it might make life easier to abolish the letter “x”. But why should we cut off the fascinating roots of our words? I should carry on preferring “connexion”. [2005 April 11, Philip Howard, “Modern Manners”, in The Times, London: News UK, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Apr 2026:
   • 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:

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deflexional