单词 | deflected |
释义 | deflectedadj. 1. Turned aside; bent to one side. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > change of direction of movement > [adjective] > deviating from straight course wrongc1440 swerving1534 wrya1586 wriedc1595 diverted1608 dissilient1656 deviatory1702 out-of-the-waya1732 tangent1787 wide1827 deflected1860 tangential1867 deviative1878 deviating1883 1860 M. F. Maury Physical Geogr. Sea (ed. 8) xvi. 881 Monsoons are, for the most part, trade-winds deflected. 1874 S. Cox Pilgrim Psalms vi. 121 Walking in subtle and deflected paths. 2. Zoology and Botany. Bent or curved downwards; = deflexed adj. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > physical arrangement or condition > [adjective] > turned inwards, upwards, backwards, etc. reflexeda1500 resupinated1661 nutant1751 nodding1776 resupinate1776 reversed1777 deflex1791 retrorse1818 deflexed1826 deflected1828 fornicate1828 invaginated1835 antrorse1838 invertile1853 posterial1866 retrorsal1870 invaginate1887 invaginable1888 1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Deflected. In botany, bending downward archwise. 1854 S. P. Woodward Man. Mollusca ii. 165 Glandina..eye tentacles deflected at the tips, beyond the eyes. 1867 F. Francis Bk. Angling vi. 165 The wings..come up to an angle..as it is termed, they are deflected. 3. Philology. Used to translate French fléchi, a term proposed for the ‘strong’ grade in ablaut series. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > vowel > [adjective] > ablaut grade weak1888 zero grade1888 deflected1890 1890 R. T. Elliott tr. V. Henry Short Compar. Gram. Greek & Latin §41. 48 I.-E. types, *bhĕydh (to trust), weak *bhidh, deflected *bhoydh. 1890 R. T. Elliott tr. V. Henry Short Compar. Gram. Greek & Latin §41. 47 We may distinguish three chief grades, the normal grade, the weak or reduced grade, and the deflected grade (fléchi). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < |
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