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DEFLECTIVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does deflective mean?
• DEFLECTIVE (adjective)
The adjective DEFLECTIVE has 1 sense:
1. capable of changing the direction (of a light or sound wave)
Familiarity information: DEFLECTIVE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Capable of changing the direction (of a light or sound wave)
Synonyms:
deflective; refractive
Similar:
crooked (having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned)
Derivation:
deflect (turn aside and away from an initial or intended course)
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