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deviazione — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • aberration noun Something that departs noticeably from what is normal, expected, or typical.
  • deflection noun The act of deflecting, or an instance of something being deflected.
  • departure noun The act of leaving a place, especially at the start of a journey.
  • derivation noun A leading or drawing off of water from a stream or source.
  • detour noun An indirect route taken instead of the direct one.
  • deviation noun A departure from an expected, planned, or normal course of action.
  • parry verb To block or deflect a blow, attack, or difficult question.
  • shunt verb To move something (often a train) onto a different track or path.
  • swerve verb To turn suddenly away from a straight path, often to avoid hitting something.

Senses

deviazione is used for these senses in English:

  • aberration (astronomy) A small periodical change of the apparent positions of the stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined effect of the motion of light and the motion of the observer. [Mid 18th century.]
  • deflection The act of deflecting or something deflected.
  • departure A deviation from a plan or procedure.
  • derivation A leading or drawing off of water from a stream or source.
  • detour A diversion or deviation from one's original route.
  • deviation (statistics) For interval variables and ratio variables, a measure of difference between the observed value and the mean.
  • parry A defensive or deflective action; an act of parrying.
  • shunt (surgery) A passage between body channels constructed surgically as a bypass; a tube inserted into the body to create such a passage.

aberration — full definition

  1. noun Something that departs noticeably from what is normal, expected, or typical.
  2. noun (optics) A defect in a lens or mirror that prevents light from focusing perfectly.

deflection — full definition

  1. noun The act of deflecting, or an instance of something being deflected.
  2. noun The act of avoiding a question or shifting blame elsewhere.
  3. noun Bending or movement of a structure under a load.

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