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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024de•vi•a•tion /ˌdiviˈeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. - [uncountable] behavior that differs or departs from what is considered and accepted as normal or standard esp. with regard to sexual behavior.
an example of differing from what is expected;
a change:[countable]Some deviations from the regular readings on the compass were due to the presence of metal objects.See -via-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024de•vi•a•tion (dē′vē ā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - the act of deviating.
- departure from a standard or norm.
- Statisticsthe difference between one of a set of values and some fixed value, usually the mean of the set.
- Nautical, Naval Terms[Navig.]the error of a magnetic compass, as that of a ship, on a given heading as a result of local magnetism. Cf. variation (def. 8).
- Optics
- Also called deflection. the bending of rays of light away from a straight line.
- See angle of deviation.
- Governmentdeparture or divergence from an established dogma or ideology, esp. a Communist one.
- Medieval Latin dēviātiōn- (stem of dēviātiō), equivalent. to Late Latin dēviāt(us) (see deviate) + -iōn- -ion
- Middle French)
- 1375–1425; late Middle English (
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: deviation /ˌdiːvɪˈeɪʃən/ n - an act or result of deviating
- the difference between an observed value in a series of such values and their arithmetic mean
- the error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances
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