deviator noun. ['di:vɪeɪtǝ] M17.
[from DEVIATE verb + -OR.]
1. A person who or thing which deviates. M17.
2. Math. The non-isotropic component of a tensor, esp. a stress tensor. M20.

■ deviatoric [di:vɪǝ'tɒrɪk] adjective (Math.) of, associated with, or represented by a deviator M20.

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