Any change in the inside diameter of the pipe resulting from installation and imposed loads Deflection may be either vertical or horizontal and is usually reported as a percentage of the base (undeflected) inside pipe diameter
the property of being bent or deflected the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position the amount by which a propagating wave is bent a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting
The movement of the ball or pins when they contact each other Deflection is neither good nor bad, but you can have too much or too little Deflection is needed to make many spares and to get strikes
A shot or pass that changes direction when it strikes a player, skate, or stick While often accidental, a deflection may also be a deliberate act of a player who uses the stick to redirect a teammate's shot into the goal cage
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"