deviance
- n a state or condition markedly different from the norm
- n deviate behavior
deviated nasal septum
- n abnormal shift in location of the nasal septum; a common condition causing obstruction of the nasal passages and difficulty in breathing and recurrent nosebleeds
deviated septum
- n abnormal displacement of any wall that separates two chambers (usually in the nasal cavity)
deviation
- n a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
the deviation from the mean - n the difference between an observed value and the expected value of a variable or function
- n the error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances
- n deviate behavior
- n a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)