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deflected

[dih-flek-tid]

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adjective Biology.

curved or bent downward.

Origin of deflected

First recorded in 1820–30; deflect + -ed²

Related formsnon·de·flect·ed, adjectiveun·de·flect·ed, adjective

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for undeflected

Historical Examples of undeflected

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
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