deflective
1Deflective — De*flect ive, a. Causing deflection. [1913 Webster] {Deflective forces}, forces that cause a body to deviate from its course. [1913 Webster] …
2deflective — deflect ► VERB ▪ turn aside from from a straight course or intended purpose. DERIVATIVES deflective adjective deflector noun. ORIGIN Latin deflectere, from flectere to bend …
3Deflective forces — Deflective De*flect ive, a. Causing deflection. [1913 Webster] {Deflective forces}, forces that cause a body to deviate from its course. [1913 Webster] …
4deflective contact — deflective occlusal contact a form of occlusal interference in which the mandible is diverted from its normal path of closure to central jaw relation, or the denture slides or rotates on its basal seat. Called also deflective c. and cuspal… …
5deflective — adjective see deflect …
6deflective — /di flek tiv/, adj. causing deflection. [1805 15; DEFLECT + IVE] * * * …
7deflective — adjective capable of causing deflection …
8deflective — adj. diverting, bending …
9deflective — de·flec·tive …
10deflective — /dəˈflɛktɪv/ (say duh flektiv) adjective causing deflection. –deflectively, adverb …