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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)play

  Familiarity information: DEFLECTIVE used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DEFLECTIVE (adjective)


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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