deflect
IPA: dɪfɫˈɛkt
verb
- (transitive) To make (something) deviate from its original path.
- (transitive, ball games) To touch the ball, often unwittingly, after a shot or a sharp pass, thereby making it unpredictable for the other players.
- (intransitive) To deviate from its original path.
- (transitive, figuratively) To avoid addressing (questions, criticism, etc.).
- (transitive, figuratively) To divert (attention, etc.).
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Examples of "deflect" in Sentences
- The arrow deflected off the window.
- Stop trying to deflect and dissemble.
- This minimizes the deflection of the cylinders.
- This delays the onset of the intrinsicoid deflection.
- That reduces the needed deflection angle of the aileron.
- The amount of deflection indicates the magnitude of the unbalance.
- The deflection equates to the product of the force and a constant.
- Another parameters was the load deflection characteristics of the washers.
- By then he knew of the gravitational redshift and the deflection of light.
- Means are provided for signalling the measure of the deflection to the surface.
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