English → Latin
“deflection” in Latin
dēclīnātiōdeclination; inclination; avoidanceMăcrŏbĭusa Roman grammarian at the end of the fourth century, author of a commentary on Cicero'sValeriusName of a patrician Roman gens.dēflectōto bend or turn downwards or away; to deflect; to digress
The English word deflection itself goes back to Latin flectō, through dēflexiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
deflection
deflection, or deviation from the straight path, declinatio [☞ deflexio, Macrobius; defiexus, Valerius, Max.] : to make a deflection, deflectere, etc. Vid: To DEFLECT.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for deflection?
- The usual Latin words for “deflection” are dēclīnātiō, Măcrŏbĭus, Valerius; also dēflectō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.