Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Deflect \De*flect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deflected}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Deflecting}.] [L. deflectere; de- + flectere to bend
   or turn. See {Flexible}.]
   To cause to turn aside; to bend; as, rays of light are often
   deflected.

         Sitting with their knees deflected under them. --Lord
                                                  (1630).

Deflected \De*flect"ed\, a.
   1. Turned aside; deviating from a direct line or course.

   2. Bent downward; deflexed.