Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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deflect | No | No | Yes | No |
deflexion | Yes | No | No | No |
deflect (noun) | deflexion (noun) |
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a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern) | |
the property of being bent or deflected | |
the amount by which a propagating wave is bent | |
the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position |
deflect (verb) | deflexion (verb) |
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impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball) | |
draw someone's attention away from something | |
turn aside and away from an initial or intended course | |
turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest | |
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off |