The act of turning aside, or state of being turned aside; a turning from a right line or proper course; a bending, esp. downward; deviation.
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See Deflection.
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The act of deviating; a wandering from the way; variation from the common way, from an established rule, etc.; departure, as from the right course or…
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The act of digressing or deviating, esp. from the main subject of a discourse; hence, a part of a discourse deviating from its main design or subject.
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A wandering about or going astray; digression.
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The act of turning aside from any course, occupation, or object; as, the diversion of a stream from its channel; diversion of the mind from business.
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The act of turning or whirling, as around a fixed center; a circular or spiral motion; motion about an axis; rotation; revolution.
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To turn back; to go or come again to the same place or condition.
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Intended to reverse; implying reversal.
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The act of revolving, or turning round on an axis or a center; the motion of a body round a fixed point or line; rotation; as, the revolution of a wh…
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Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line.
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The act of turning, as a wheel or a solid body on its axis, as distinguished from the progressive motion of a revolving round another body or a dista…
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Alt. of Steem
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To stray; to wander; to rope.
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A change of form, direction, or the like; transformation; conversion; turning.
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A spiral turn or wreath.
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To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice in the clarifiers in sugar works.
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