Deflection vs. Displacement — What's the Difference?

The act of deflecting or the condition of being deflected.

The act of displacing.

(Sports) A shot or pass that is sent without stopping in a different direction by a second offensive player.

The condition of having been displaced.

Deviation or a specified amount of deviation.

(Chemistry) A reaction in which an atom, radical, ion, or molecule replaces another in a compound.

The deviation of an indicator of a measuring instrument from zero or from its normal position.

A vector or the magnitude of a vector from the initial position to a subsequent position assumed by a body.

The movement of a structure or structural part as a result of stress.

The weight or volume of a fluid displaced by a floating body, used especially as a measurement of the weight or bulk of ships.

The act of deflecting or something deflected.

The volume displaced by a single stroke of a piston in an engine or pump.

The deviation of a needle or other indicator from its previous position.

The relative movement between the two sides of a fault.

The act of turning aside, or state of being turned aside; a turning from a right line or proper course; a bending, esp. downward; deviation.

The distance between the two sides of a fault. Also called dislocation.

The deviation of a shot or ball from its true course.

(Psychiatry) A psychological defense mechanism in which there is an unconscious shift of emotions, affect, or desires from the original object to a more acceptable or immediate substitute.

A deviation of the rays of light toward the surface of an opaque body; inflection; diffraction.

The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced; a putting out of place.

The bending which a beam or girder undergoes from its own weight or by reason of a load.

The quantity of a liquid displaced by a floating body, as water by a ship, the weight of the displaced liquid being equal to that of the displacing body.

A twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting

(chemistry) The process of extracting soluble substances from organic material and the like, whereby a quantity of saturated solvent is displaced, or removed, for another quantity of the solvent.

The amount by which a propagating wave is bent

(fencing) Moving the target to avoid an attack; dodging.

The movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position

(physics) A vector quantity which denotes distance with a directional component.

The property of being bent or deflected

(grammar) The capability of a communication system to refer to things that are not present (that existed or will exist at another time, or that exist at another location).

A turning aside (of your course or attention or concern);

The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced; a putting out of place.

The quantity of anything, as water, displaced by a floating body, as by a ship, the weight of the displaced liquid being equal to that of the displacing body.

The process of extracting soluble substances from organic material and the like, whereby a quantity of saturated solvent is displaced, or removed, for another quantity of the solvent.

An event in which something is displaced without rotation

Act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics

The act of uniform movement

(chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound

(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one

To move something from its natural environment

Act of removing from office or employment