poikkeama
Pronunciation: /ˈpoi̯kːeɑmɑ/
“poikkeama” is a Finnish word. Its 10 meanings in English:
noun
- deviation, aberration (state or result of having deviated, e.g. from a path or a procedure)
- anomaly (any event, big or small, out of the ordinary)
- deviation (from the route)
- diversion, unscheduled landing (unscheduled landing, possibly back to its departure airport, the cause of which is not severe enough to be an emergency landing)
- aberration (minor or temporary mental disorder)
- aberration (convergence to different foci)
- aberration (deviation from normal range)
- deviation (measure of difference between the observed value and the mean)
- deviation (hortest distance between the center of the target and the point where a projectile hits or bursts)
- deflection (deviation of a needle)
Etymology
poiketa (“to deviate”) + -ma
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More Finnish words
- poikittaisviiva
- poikittaisvirtaus
- poikittaisvärähtely
- poikkaista
- poikkeamakulma
- poikkeamaraja
- poikkeaminen
- poikkeamiskulma
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