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DEFLECTIVE

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

• DEFLECTIVE (adjective)

Sense 1

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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)

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