deviate in Marathi मराठी
deviate in Sindhi سنڌي
deviate in Telugu తెలుగు
deviate in English
- deviate⇄adj. 1. characterized by a marked deviation from the standard or norm.
2. that deviates; deviant. - deviate⇄deviate, verb, -ated,-ating,noun, adjective.
- deviate⇄noun 1. an individual who shows a marked deviation from the norm.
Ex. He wasn't a recluse or a deviate, but for some reason there was no family, no responsibility (Atlantic).
2. (Statistics.) the value of a variable measured from some standa - deviate⇄v.i. to turn aside (from a way, course, rule, truth, standard, or the like).
Ex. The principal deviated from her custom and did not attend the school's annual pet show. His statements sometimes deviated slightly from the truth. - deviate⇄v.t. to cause to turn aside; deflect.
Ex. Light rays entering the earth's atmosphere from the sun or the stars are continuously deviated so as to follow a curved path (Sears and Zemansky).