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deflector

noun
/dɪˈflɛktə(ɹ)/UK

Etymology

From deflect + -or.

  1. derived from deflecto
  2. suffixed as deflector — “deflect + or”

Definitions

  1. Something which deflects something else, especially a stream of fluid or particles.

  2. A diaphragm in a lamp, stove, etc. by which the flame and gases are brought together to…

    A diaphragm in a lamp, stove, etc. by which the flame and gases are brought together to improve combustion.

  3. A force field

    A force field; an invisible barrier used as a protective shield.

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

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for deflector. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA