Hypertext Webster Gateway: "deflected"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Deflect \De*flect"\, 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.
Sitting with their knees deflected under them. --Lord
(1630).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Deflected \De*flect"ed\, a.
1. Turned aside; deviating from a direct line or course.
2. Bent downward; deflexed.
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