deflector
/dɪˈflɛktə(ɹ)/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Something which deflects something else, especially a stream of fluid or particles.
noun
A diaphragm in a lamp, stove, etc. by which the flame and gases are brought together to improve combustion.
noun
A force field; an invisible barrier used as a protective shield.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
- "PICARD: If the Romulans have returned to this sector we should know about that. Mister Worf, any further activity? WORF: Negative, sir. PICARD: Slow to half impulse. LAFORGE: Going to one half impulse. ... Now entering quadrant nine-zero-seven, mark three. PICARD: Shields and deflectors up. Go to Yellow Alert."
Etymology
From deflect + -or.
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /dɪˈflɛktə(ɹ)/