deflector

English

Etymology

deflect +‎ -or

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪˈflɛktə(ɹ)/
• Rhymes: -ɛktə(ɹ)

Noun

deflector (plural deflectors)

1. Something which deflects something else, especially a stream of fluid or particles.
   • 1992 Nasa Patents Available for Licensing from the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center

     The deflector assembly contains a plurality of vanes which change the direction of the solar energy to the vertical, while constantly keeping the same side of the deflector facing the sun.

2. A diaphragm in a lamp, stove, etc. by which the flame and gases are brought together to improve combustion.
3. (science fiction) A force field; an invisible barrier used as a protective shield.
   • 1945 May, Murray Leinster, “First Contact”, in Astounding Stories, volume 35, number 3:

     The blasters are those beams of ravening destruction which take care of recalcitrant meteorites in a spaceship's course when the deflectors can't handle them.

   • 1966 September 22, Samuel A. Peeples, Where No Man Has Gone Before (Star Trek), episode 3, spoken by Spock (Leonard Nimoy):

     Deflectors say there's something there, sensors say there isn't. Density negative. Radiation negative. Energy negative.

Derived terms

• smoke deflector

Translations

something which deflects something else

• Italian: deflettore (it) m
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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) dēflector

1. first-person singular present passive indicative of dēflectō

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Spanish

Adjective

deflector (feminine deflectora, masculine plural deflectores, feminine plural deflectoras)

1. defecting

Noun

deflector m (plural deflectores)

1. deflector
2. baffle, baffle plate