Definition of deflect

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Deflect (v. t.) To cause to turn aside; to bend; as, rays of light are often deflected..

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Bend :: Bend (n.) A turn or deflection from a straight line or from the proper direction or normal position; a curve; a crook; as, a slight bend of the body; a bend in a road..
Deflected :: Deflected (a.) Bent downward; deflexed.
Deflectable :: Deflectable (a.) Capable of being deflected.
Bridge :: Bridge (n.) A low wall or vertical partition in the fire chamber of a furnace, for deflecting flame, etc.; -- usually called a bridge wall..
Deflectionization :: Deflectionization (n.) The act of freeing from inflections.
Deflection :: Deflection (n.) A deviation of the rays of light toward the surface of an opaque body; inflection; diffraction.
Deflected :: Deflected (imp. & p. p.) of Deflec.
Swerve :: Swerve (v. i.) To go out of a straight line; to deflect.
Deflectionize :: Deflectionize (v. t.) To free from inflections.
Turn :: Turn (v. t.) To give another direction, tendency, or inclination to; to direct otherwise; to deflect; to incline differently; -- used both literally and figuratively; as, to turn the eyes to the heavens; to turn a horse from the road, or a ship from her course; to turn the attention to or from something..
Deflected :: Deflected (a.) Turned aside; deviating from a direct line or course.
Deflexure :: Deflexure (n.) A bending or turning aside; deflection.
Inflective :: Inflective (a.) Capable of, or pertaining to, inflection; deflecting; as, the inflective quality of the air..
Inflex :: Inflex (v. t.) To bend; to cause to become curved; to make crooked; to deflect.
Inflected :: Inflected (a.) Bent; turned; deflected.
Deflecting :: Deflecting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Deflec.
Deadbeat :: Deadbeat (a.) Making a beat without recoil; giving indications by a single beat or excursion; -- said of galvanometers and other instruments in which the needle or index moves to the extent of its deflection and stops with little or no further oscillation.
Deflection :: Deflection (n.) The bending which a beam or girder undergoes from its own weight or by reason of a load.
Set :: Set (n.) The deflection of a tooth, or of the teeth, of a saw, which causes the the saw to cut a kerf, or make an opening, wider than the blade..
Deflection :: 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..
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