deflector

名词 n.
/dɪˈflɛktə(ɹ)/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  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. 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.

词形变化

deflectors plural

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Etymology tree
English deflect
English -or
English deflector
From deflect + -or.
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