DEFLECTED
De*flect"ed, a.
1. Turned aside; deviating from a direct line or course.
2. Bent downward; deflexed.
DEFLECTION De*flec"tion, n. Etym: [L. deflexio, fr. deflectere: cf. F. déflexion.]
1. 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. The other leads to the same point, through certain deflections. Lowth.
2. (Gunnery)
Defn: The deviation of a shot or ball from its true course.
3. (Opt.)
Defn: A deviation of the rays of light toward the surface of an opaque body; inflection; diffraction.
4. (Engin.)