deflective


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de·flect

 (dĭ-flĕkt′)
intr. & tr.v. de·flect·ed, de·flect·ing, de·flects
To turn aside or cause to turn aside; bend or deviate.

[Latin dēflectere : dē-, de- + flectere, to bend.]

de·flect′a·ble adj.
de·flec′tive adj.
de·flec′tor n.
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Adj.1.deflective - capable of changing the direction (of a light or sound wave)
crooked - having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; "crooked country roads"; "crooked teeth"
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Translations

deflective

adjablenkend; (Phys) → beugend
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