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deflexion vs windage

windage vs deflexion

deflexion and windage both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
deflexion Yes No No No
windage Yes No No No
As nouns, windage is a hyponym of deflexion; that is, windage is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than deflexion:
  • deflexion: the property of being bent or deflected
  • windage: the deflection of a projectile resulting from the effects of wind
Other hyponyms of deflexion include wind deflection, refractiveness, refractivity.
deflexion (noun) windage (noun)
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
Difference between deflexion and windage

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