"deflector" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /dɪˈflɛktə(ɹ)/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-deflector.wav Forms: deflectors [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛktə(ɹ) Etymology: From deflect + -or. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|deflect|or}} deflect + -or Head templates: {{en-noun}} deflector (plural deflectors)
  1. Something which deflects something else, especially a stream of fluid or particles. Translations (something which deflects something else): terelő (Hungarian), terelőlap (Hungarian), terelőfal (Hungarian), deflettore [masculine] (Italian), deflector [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-deflector-en-noun-oYFWu7qR Disambiguation of 'something which deflects something else': 75 18 7
  2. A diaphragm in a lamp, stove, etc. by which the flame and gases are brought together to improve combustion.
    Sense id: en-deflector-en-noun-YJ19XvU8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -or, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 47 29 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 25 50 25 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 26 50 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 24 49 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 22 45 32
  3. (science fiction) A force field; an invisible barrier used as a protective shield. Categories (topical): Science fiction
    Sense id: en-deflector-en-noun-cjTXnk0j Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 15 35 50 Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: smoke deflector, wind deflector

Inflected forms

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