Deflectable

/dɪˈflɛktəbəl/ adjective

Definition

Capable of being deflected; able to be bent, diverted, or turned aside from a straight course.

Etymology

From deflect (from Latin deflectere: de- meaning down/aside, and flectere meaning to bend) plus -able (capable of). The root flectere also gives us 'flex' and 'flexible'.

Kelly Says

A deflectable shield is crucial in combat video games and movies—it bends attacks away rather than absorbing them, just like how martial artists redirect punches instead of blocking them head-on!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ተመለስ
te-me-les
ARالعربية
قابلة للانحراف
qa-bila li-l-in-hi-raf
BNবাংলা
ব্যতিক্রম
by-at-ik-rom
CACatalà
refractari
re-fract-a-ri
CSČeština
odklonitelný
od-k-lo-ni-tel-ny
DADansk
afvisningsbar
af-vis-nings-bar
DEDeutsch
ablenkbar
a-blenk-bar
ELΕλληνικά
διαπερατό
dia-pe-ra-to
ESEspañol
deflecable
de-fle-ka-ble
FAفارسی
قابل انحراف
qa-bal an-hi-raf
FISuomi
ohjautuva
oh-ja-ut-uva
FRFrançais
défléchable
de-fle-cha-ble
GUGU
વિચલિત
vi-ch-li-t
HAHA
tashi kwaya
ta-shi kway-a
HEעברית
ניתנה להטיה
ni-tana le-hit-ya
HIहिन्दी
परिवर्तनीय
pa-ri-var-ta-ni-ya
HUMagyar
elhajtható
el-ha-j-tha-o
IDBahasa Indonesia
dapat dialihkan
da-pat di-a-li-hkan
IGIG
gbuo ụkụ
g-bwo uk-u
ITItaliano
riflessibile
ri-fles-si-bi-le
JA日本語
反射性
han-sa-sei
KKKK
жөнөкөй
jo-no-ko-y
KMKM
ប្រលាញ់ លាក់
pra-laanh laak
KO한국어
회피 가능한
hoe-pi ga-ni-han
MRMR
परिवर्तनीय
pa-ri-var-ta-ni-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
dapat dialihkan
da-pat di-a-li-hkan
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွဲငယ်များ ပြောင်း
kywe-ngai-ma-yar pya-ng
NLNederlands
afwendbaar
af-wen-baar
NONorsk
avvisningsbar
a-vvis-nings-bar
PAPA
ਵਿਚલਿਤ
vi-ch-li-t
PLPolski
odwracalny
od-wra-ca-l-ny
PTPortuguês
defletil
de-fle-til
RORomână
refractabil
re-fra-ta-bil
RUРусский
отражаемый
o-tra-zha-e-myy
SVSvenska
avvisningsbar
a-vvis-nings-bar
SWKiswahili
kuruka
ku-ru-ka
TAதமிழ்
மாறக்கூடிய
maa-ra-kka-koo-di-ya
TEతెలుగు
విలోమించదగిన
vi-lo-mi-n-cha-da-gi-na
THไทย
สามารถสะท้อนได้
sa-ma-t sa-thon dai
TLTL
maaaring i-alis
ma-a-ra-ing i-a-lis
TRTürkçe
yönlendirilebilir
yo-nlen-di-ri-le-bi-r
UKУкраїнська
відхилюваний
vid-khy-lu-van-nyy
URاردو
مُدِرَج
mu-di-raj
VITiếng Việt
có thể phản xạ
co the phan-xạ
YOYO
gba niwon
gba ni-won
ZH中文
可反射的
kě fǎn xiǎng de
ZUZU
thola i-kutu
tho-la i-ku-tu

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