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Distraction stands for:

  • Deviation (navigation) , the deflection of a magnetic compass
  • Deflection, changing the direction of propagation of a light beam or the direction of movement of an object, see deflection angle ; Technical term of classical physics
  • Diffraction (physics) , the deflection of waves at an obstacle
  • Deflection, the change in direction of electrically charged particles, see deflection system ; physical-technical term
  • Concentration disorder, the distraction of attention during activities; medical, educational, psychotherapeutic and psychiatric terms
  • Enticing , distracting predators from the nest and brood in birds; ornithological technical term
  • Distraction (chess) , tactical motif in the game of chess


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