For example, a long list might deflect undue attention or absorb frivolous requests.
She tried to deflect me from my purpose but with no success.
The ramp sits at an acute Angle to deflect the intake airstream from the longitudinal direction.
Installing a dryer heat saver into the exhaust pipe will deflect heat from the dryer back into your home.
If the soldier fails a drug test during that time, the existence of the prescription would deflect any further investigation of drug abuse.
The only thing that could deflect her from work, she once wrote, was "being in love", whereupon everything else flew out the window.
With a grim visage that seemed more appropriate for a runner-up than the winner of such a prestigious prize, Obama did his best to deflect the honor.
Like a bullfighter's cape, in other words, the heads of haemagglutinin deflect the immune attack away from more vulnerable parts of the virus.
The hard-armor plates that cover the tech's torso, groin and thighs act as the primary absorbers of fragmentation, but their main function is to deflect the deadly overpressure wave.
To get around this problem, I appointed a “minister of information, ” whose job it was to disseminate news, deflect queries and generally be polite when I didn’t have the energy or inclination to be.
