Main Entry: de·flect

Pronunciation: \di-ˈflekt, dē-\

Function: verb

Etymology: Latin deflectere to bend down, turn aside, from de- + flectere to bend

Date: circa 1555

transitive verb : to turn aside especially from a straight course or fixed directionintransitive verb : to turn aside : deviate

— de·flect·able \-ˈflek-tə-bəl\ adjective

— de·flec·tive \-tiv\ adjective

— de·flec·tor \-tər\ noun