odklonu

Odklonu is the genitive singular form of the Slavic noun odklon, used in several Slavic languages to denote deviation, deflection, or diversion from a reference state or path. As an inflected form, odklonu functions grammatically within phrases that express possession, attribution, or relation, for example in constructions meaning “of deviation” or “deviation’s ….” The base noun odklon refers to the act or result of turning away from a course, a reference trajectory, or a standard.

In linguistic and technical usage, odklon (and its inflected forms such as odklonu) appears in fields such as physics, engineering, navigation, and surveying to name a phenomenon: deviation of a measurement, deflection of an instrument, or offset from a planned trajectory. The term is particularly common in Polish, Czech, and Slovene linguistic and technical contexts, where it forms part of phrases describing misalignment or error.

Etymology: the form derives from od- (away) combined with a root associated with turning or bending in various Slavic languages; its precise sense varies by language and context.

See also: odklon, odchýlka (deviation; related terms in Slavic languages).