deflect

  • 31deflect — To turn aside, to deviate from a straight or horizontal line or from a proper position, to swerve …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 32deflect — To turn aside, to deviate from a straight or horizontal line or from a proper position, to swerve …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 33deflect — v. 1 tr. & intr. bend or turn aside from a straight course or intended purpose. 2 (often foll. by from) a tr. cause to deviate. b intr. deviate. Etymology: L deflectere (as DE , flectere flex bend) …

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  • 34Deflected — deflect de*flect (d[ e]*fl[e^]kt ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deflected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deflecting}.] [L. deflectere; de + flectere to bend or turn. See {Flexible}.] To cause to turn aside; to bend; as, rays of light are often deflected; to deflect …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 35Deflecting — deflect de*flect (d[ e]*fl[e^]kt ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deflected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deflecting}.] [L. deflectere; de + flectere to bend or turn. See {Flexible}.] To cause to turn aside; to bend; as, rays of light are often deflected; to deflect …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 36set off track — deflect; divert …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 37deflective — deflect ► VERB ▪ turn aside from from a straight course or intended purpose. DERIVATIVES deflective adjective deflector noun. ORIGIN Latin deflectere, from flectere to bend …

    English terms dictionary

  • 38deflector — deflect ► VERB ▪ turn aside from from a straight course or intended purpose. DERIVATIVES deflective adjective deflector noun. ORIGIN Latin deflectere, from flectere to bend …

    English terms dictionary

  • 39Asteroid-impact avoidance — Planetary defense redirects here. For defending against alien invasion in fiction, see alien invasion. Artist s impression of a major impact event. The collision between Earth and an asteroid a few kilometres in diameter releases as much energy… …

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  • 40Asteroid deflection strategies — are methods by which near Earth objects could be diverted, preventing potentially catastrophic impact events. A sufficiently large impact would cause massive tsunamis and/or, by placing large quantities of dust into the stratosphere blocking… …

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