"deflexion" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1962, British Standards Institution, “Backward scaterring”, in Glossary of Terms Used in Nuclear Science (B.S. 3455 : 1962), London: British Standards Institution, →OCLC, page 12:",
          "text": "The deflexion of particles or of radiation by scattering processes through angles greater than 90° to the original direction of motion.",
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          "text": "“Connexion” is the etymological (ie, “correct”) spelling. That is to say, our word is derived from an actual Latin noun, cf. deflexion, inflexion, and reflexion. […] And it might make life easier to abolish the letter “x”. But why should we cut off the fascinating roots of our words? I should carry on preferring “connexion”.",
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