Index of English words, starting with "de"

(1) - Deflect (v. i.) To turn aside; to deviate from a right or a horizontal line, or from a proper position, course or direction; to swerve.
(2) - Deflect (v. t.) To cause to turn aside; to bend; as, rays of light are often deflected.

(1) - Deflectable (a.) Capable of being deflected.

(1) - Deflection (n.) The bending which a beam or girder undergoes from its own weight or by reason of a load.
(2) - Deflection (n.) A deviation of the rays of light toward the surface of an opaque body; inflection; diffraction.
(3) - Deflection (n.) The deviation of a shot or ball from its true course.
(4) - Deflection (n.) The act of turning aside, or state of being turned aside; a turning from a right line or proper course; a bending, esp. downward; deviation.

(1) - Deflective (a.) Causing deflection.