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deflected

[ dih-flek-tid ]
/ dɪˈflɛk tɪd /
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adjective Biology.

curved or bent downward.
deflexed.

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Origin of deflected

First recorded in 1820–30; deflect + -ed2

OTHER WORDS FROM deflected

non·de·flect·ed, adjectiveun·de·flect·ed, adjective
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Words related to deflected

swerve, avert, veer, ricochet, hook, bend, slip, pivot, divert, whip, cover up, wheel, whirl, sheer, fend, shy, curve, diverge, slew, twist

Example sentences from the Web for deflected

  • For the course of nature, undisturbed and undeflected, is always towards the greatest health.

    The Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56, No. 2, January 12, 1884|Various

  • It was like the foot of an aborigine; undeformed, undeflected from nature's lines by fashionable footgear.

    Desert Conquest|A. M. Chisholm

  • How admirable is his undeflected belief in and affection for the Master!

    Essays in Little|Andrew Lang

  • This is undeflected; but all the others are bent towards it, as they pass through the thinner parts of the lens.

    How it Works|Archibald Williams