Deflect(v. i.) To turn aside; to deviate from a right or a horizontal line, or from a proper position, course or direction; to swerve.
Deflect(v. t.) To cause to turn aside; to bend; as, rays of light are often deflected.
Deflectable(a.) Capable of being deflected.
Deflected(a.) Turned aside; deviating from a direct line or course.
Deflected(a.) Bent downward; deflexed.
Deflected(imp. & p. p.) of Deflect
Deflecting(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Deflect
Deflection(n.) The act of turning aside, or state of being turned aside; a turning from a right line or proper course; a bending, esp. downward; deviation.
Deflection(n.) The deviation of a shot or ball from its true course.
Deflection(n.) A deviation of the rays of light toward the surface of an opaque body; inflection; diffraction.
Deflection(n.) The bending which a beam or girder undergoes from its own weight or by reason of a load.
Deflective(a.) Causing deflection.
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