Civil Engineering Principles

noun the action of deflecting or the state of being deflected

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• The deflection of the light beam was caused by the prism's angle.
• The ball's deflection off the wall was unexpected.
• I totally deflected the question by changing the subject.
• Her deflection of blame onto others was evident in her behavior.

noun A structure, typically a horizontal bar, that is used to support or brace something, such as a window or a cornice.

• The abat-sons were installed in the conference room to reduce the echo.
• We put up some abat-sons in the living room to make it less noisy.
• Let's hang up those abat-sons to muffle the sound.
• She used her wit as an abat-sons to silence her critics.