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deflected

[ dih-flek-tid ]

adjective

Biology.
  1. curved or bent downward.


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Other Word Forms

  • ԴDzd·ڱ𳦳Ļ adjective
  • ܲd·ڱ𳦳Ļ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of deflected1

First recorded in 1820–30; deflect + -ed 2
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The 29-year-old needed just 33 seconds to open the scoring against Newcastle, receiving the ball in the box and finding the net with a fierce shot which deflected off defender Fabian Schar.

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In both cases, the fenders absorbed and deflected the energy, but the 2007 collision, with an oil tanker, damaged the fenders and the ship, causing it to spill more than 53,000 gallons of oil.

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This is when light is deflected by small particles - such as those in Earth's atmosphere.

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The ball deflected off the fan and hit another woman, identified in the lawsuit as Simmons.

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When Kilmeade interjected, claiming massive destruction in Ukraine was “Russia's fault… Putin’s fault,” Trump deflected.

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