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deflective

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de⋅flec⋅tive

  [di-flek-tiv]
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–adjective
causing deflection.
Origin:
1805–15; deflect + -ive
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de·flect   (dĭ-flěkt')   
intr. & tr.v.   de·flect·ed, de·flect·ing, de·flects
To turn aside or cause to turn aside; bend or deviate.

[Latin dēflectere : dē-, de- + flectere, to bend.]
de·flect'a·ble adj., de·flec'tive adj., de·flec'tor n.
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