deflection
Definitions
Noun
- A twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting
- The amount by which a propagating wave is bent
- The movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position
- The property of being bent or deflected
- A turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "deflection".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | definition | 4 | 38 |
| 2 | declaration | 4 | 24 |
| 3 | dedication | 4 | 21 |
| 4 | domination | 4 | 15 |
| 5 | discretion | 3 | 14 |
| 6 | dominican | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | delegation | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | desperation | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | diffraction | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | distortion | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | desolation | 4 | 5 |
| 12 | derivation | 4 | 4 |
| 13 | deposition | 4 | 3 |
| 14 | detonation | 4 | 3 |
| 15 | dilatation | 4 | 3 |
| 16 | disruption | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | dissolution | 4 | 3 |
| 18 | divination | 4 | 3 |
| 19 | dionysian | 5 | 2 |
| 20 | donaldson | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | downtrodden | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | dandelion | 4 | 1 |
| 23 | demolition | 4 | 1 |
| 24 | diminution | 4 | 1 |
| 25 | disunion | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | adulteration | 5 | 0 |
| 27 | d'artagnan | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | daffynition | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | danielsen | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | danielson | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | darlington | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | darwinian | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | decimation | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | decommission | 4 | 0 |
| 35 | defamation | 4 | 0 |
| 36 | desiccation | 4 | 0 |
| 37 | dethlefsen | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | detlefsen | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | deukmejian | 4 | 0 |
| 40 | devolution | 4 | 0 |
| 41 | dickensian | 4 | 0 |
| 42 | disillusion | 4 | 0 |
| 43 | dissertation | 4 | 0 |
| 44 | dissipation | 4 | 0 |
| 45 | doordarshan | 3 | 0 |
| 46 | draconian | 4 | 0 |
| 47 | draftsman | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | draftsmen | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | duncanson | 3 | 0 |
| 50 | edification | 5 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "deflection".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | election | 3 | 77 |
| 2 | elections | 3 | 51 |
| 3 | selection | 3 | 39 |
| 4 | reflection | 3 | 32 |
| 5 | reflecting | 3 | 17 |
| 6 | selections | 3 | 15 |
| 7 | detection | 3 | 13 |
| 8 | reflections | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | depletion | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | defection | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | reelection | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | deflecting | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | defections | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | deletion | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | deletions | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | deflector | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | deflation | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | defecting | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | deflect | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | reflectone | 3 | 0 |
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Words that are statistically associated with "deflection" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "deflection".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 5
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 50
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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