Defn: The bending which a beam or girder undergoes from its own weight or by reason of a load.
DEFLECTIONIZATION
De*flec`tion*i*za"tion, n.
Defn: The act of freeing from inflections. Earle.
DEFLECTIONIZE
De*flec"tion*ize, v. t.
Defn: To free from inflections.
Deflectionized languages are said to be analytic. Earle.
DEFLECTIVE
De*flect"ive, a.
Defn: Causing deflection. Deflective forces, forces that cause a body to deviate from its course.
DEFLECTOR
De*flect"or, n. (Mech.)
Defn: That which deflects, as a diaphragm in a furnace, or a come in a lamp (to deflect and mingle air and gases and help combustion).
DEFLEXED
De*flexed", a.