What does «deflexión» mean in Spanish?
- In physics, in general, deviation of the direction of a current. For example, the change in direction of a beam of electrons or charged particles due to a magnetic field.
- In medicine, position of the fetal head inverted backwards, until it touches the dorsum.
- An operation to bring the head of the fetus in its normal direction.
- State of some body part or limb that is not flexed.
- In botany, the downward twisted character of an organ or set of organs of a plant. For example, a deflexed flower has its stalk twisted so that it remains pendulous.
- In ballistics, technique of shooting in front of a moving target so that the target and projectile collide.
- In chess, a tactic that forces an opposing chess piece to leave a square.
- In engineering, displacement of a structural element under load.
- In linguistics, linguistic process related to inflectional languages.
- In physics, an event in which an object collides with and bounces off a flat surface.
- In electrostatics, technique for modifying the trajectory of charged particles by using an electric field.
- In psychology, a defense mechanism that consists of a deviation or avoidance of a contact, an emotion or a sensation. In this way, the individual cannot perform an action that, in reality, he/she desires. This can originate, for example, in the stress that a situation causes the individual, so that he appeals to deflection to flee from it.