DEFLECT


Meaning of DEFLECT in English

— deflectable , adj. — deflector , n.

/di flekt"/ , v.t. , v.i.

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

[ 1545-55; deflectere to bend down, turn aside, equiv. to de- DE- + flectere to bend, turn ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .