desviación

Definitions of desviación
  1. noun
    a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
    synonyms: desvío
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    type of:
    giro
    the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
  2. noun
    deviate behavior
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    type of:
    anomalía, anormalidad, irregularidad
    behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality
  3. noun
    a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center
    synonyms: carretera de circunvalación, cinturón de ronda, cortacircuitos, recortable, ronda
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    type of:
    autovía
    a major road for any form of motor transport
  4. noun
    a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked)
    synonyms: desecho, desvío, rodeo
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    type of:
    carretera, estrada, vía
    an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
  5. noun
    a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
    synonyms: discordancia
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    types:
    discrepancia, variante
    an event that departs from expectations
    type of:
    fluctuación, variación
    an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
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