noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
take
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Luton took an early lead with a goal from David Preece, which took a deflection as it sailed into the net.
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Again, the ball took a deflection as it flew in past Paul Reece.
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It took a wicked deflection but goalkeeper Thomson brought off a superb save.
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Nicky Summerbee claimed goal number 3, although it took a couple of deflections on the way win.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Detectors at different angles of deflection then receive particles of different mass.
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Gentle probing brought deflection , anything stronger and the barriers came down.
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I gave him a full deflection burst for good measure and then my ammunition ran out.
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It uses a line electron source and so needs only one deflection component.
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The purpose of this is to provide a more effective deflection .
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These do not function as deflection devices but as startle displays.
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When comparison was made with night photographs of the same star field the predicted general relativistic deflection was confirmed.