deflective
AdjectiveSynonyms:
refractive
Open English WordNet
Adjective (1)
- capable of changing the direction (of a light or sound wave)Synonyms: refractiveOpposite straightSimilar crooked
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
De·flect′ive adjective
Causing deflection.
Deflective forces, forces that cause a body to deviate from its course.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54