deflectable

/dᵻflˈɛktəbəl/ adj

Capable of being deflected.

Word Origin From Latin de- 'away' and flectere 'to bend' — to deflect is to bend something away. Deflectable means capable of being bent aside. The same root flectere gives us flexible (able to bend), reflect (bend back), inflect (bend in), genuflect (bend the knee), and circumflex (bend around). The breakdown de+flect+able makes it clear: away-bend-able.

adj Capable of being deflected.

The lightweight aluminum shield is easily deflectable by even small projectiles.

(形容词) 可偏转的

这种轻质铝盾甚至能被小投射物轻易偏转。

(adjetivo) Capaz de ser desviado.

El escudo ligero de aluminio es fácilmente desviable incluso por pequeños proyectiles.

(adjectif) déviable; pouvant être dévié [Qui peut être dévié, détourné ou dévié de sa trajectoire.]

Le bouclier léger en aluminium est facilement **deflectable** même par de petits projectiles.

(Adjektiv) ablenkbar [so beschaffen, dass es abgelenkt oder umgelenkt werden kann]

Der leichte Aluminiumschild ist selbst von kleinen Geschossen leicht **deflectable**.

(形容詞) そらされることができる。偏向または逸らされ得る性質を持つこと。

軽量アルミの盾は、小さな飛来物でも easily deflectable だ。

(adjetivo) desviável [Capaz de ser desviado.]

O escudo leve de alumínio é facilmente desviável até mesmo por pequenos projéteis.

Word parts: de + flect + able

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