deflected
Example Sentences
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Deflected in the right way, the light reveals differences in the density of the gases in the flame.
From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2014
Deflected by hill or arroyo or impractical spinous brakes, he quickly flowed again into the current, charted by his unerring instinct.
From Roads of Destiny by Henry, O.
The numbers contained in the columns headed "Position of Deflected Image," "Position of Slit," and displacement of image in divisions were obtained as described in the paragraph headed "Micrometer," page 120.
From Experimental Determination of the Velocity of Light Made at the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis by Michelson, Albert A.
His death has changed me, Deflected much of me that lived as he lived, Saddened me, slowed me down.
From The House of Dust; a symphony by Aiken, Conrad
Deflected: bent downward: the wings, when the inner margins lap and the outer edges decline toward the sides.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
