deflect

[dih-flekt]

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verb (used with or without object)

to bend or turn aside; turn from a true course or straight line; swerve.

Origin of deflect

1545–55; < Latin dēflectere to bend down, turn aside, equivalent to dē- de- + flectere to bend, turn

Related formsde·flect·a·ble, adjectivede·flec·tor, noun

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Examples from the Web for deflector

Historical Examples

Air is also admitted between the deflector and the glass chimney.
Gas Burners
Owen Merriman
The usual form of deflector plate is provided at the top of the piston and one may consider it as two pistons in one.
Aviation Engines
Victor Wilfred Pag
Beneath the mixer was a hopper provided with a deflector which directed the concrete to right or left as desired.
Concrete Construction
Halbert P. Gillette
I rushed back and forth like a lost calf, trying to recall what a deflector was, and I couldn't distinguish thoiteen from three.
The Conquest
Oscar Micheaux
There are remains of eight roof pilasters, a central fireplace, a deflector, and a ventilator shaft in the kiva.
Aztec Ruins National Monument--New Mexico
John M. Corbett

British Dictionary definitions for deflector

deflect

verb

to turn or cause to turn aside from a course; swerve

Derived Formsdeflector, noun

Word Origin

C17: from Latin dēflectere, from flectere to bend

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Word Origin and History for deflector

deflect

v.

1550s, from Latin deflectere "to bend (something) aside or downward," from de- "away" (see de-) + flectere "to bend" (see flexible). Originally transitive, the intransitive sense is first recorded 1640s. Related: Deflected; deflecting.

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Examples from the Web for deflector

Historical Examples

Air is also admitted between the deflector and the glass chimney.

The usual form of deflector plate is provided at the top of the piston and one may consider it as two pistons in one.

Beneath the mixer was a hopper provided with a deflector which directed the concrete to right or left as desired.

I rushed back and forth like a lost calf, trying to recall what a deflector was, and I couldn't distinguish thoiteen from three.

There are remains of eight roof pilasters, a central fireplace, a deflector, and a ventilator shaft in the kiva.

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Word Origin

Word Origin and History for deflector

deflect

v.

Origin of deflect