Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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deflexion | Yes | No | No | No |
windage | Yes | No | No | No |
deflexion (noun) | windage (noun) |
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a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern) | the deflection of a projectile resulting from the effects of wind |
the property of being bent or deflected | exposure to the wind (as the exposed part of a vessel's hull which is responsible for wind resistance) |
the amount by which a propagating wave is bent | the space between the projectile of a smoothbore gun and the surface of the bore of the gun |
the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position | the retarding force of air friction on a moving object |