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What is the difference between bending and deflection?

bending | deflection |

As nouns the difference between bending and deflection

is that bending is a motion or action that bends while deflection is the act of deflecting or something deflected.

As a verb bending

is present participle of lang=en.

bending

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A motion or action that bends.
    • ----

    deflection

    English

    (wikipedia deflection)

    Alternative forms

    * deflexion (British)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of deflecting or something deflected.
  • * 1918 , H. G. Wells, Joan and Peter
    • The next morning Oswald stopped short in the middle of his shaving, which in his case involved the most tortuous deflections and grimacings.
  • The deviation of a needle or other indicator from its previous position.