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Deflective

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de·flect  (d-flkt)
intr. & tr.v. de·flect·ed, de·flect·ing, de·flects
To turn aside or cause to turn aside; bend or deviate.
[Latin dflectere : d-, de- + flectere, to bend.]
de·flecta·ble adj.
de·flective adj.
de·flector n.
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Adj.1.deflective - capable of changing the direction (of a light or sound wave)
refractive
crooked - having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; "crooked country roads"; "crooked teeth"
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