deflective
UK/dɪˈflɛktɪv/
deflective adjective: causing or relating to deflection.
Adjective
deflective (comparative more deflective, superlative most deflective)
- Causing or relating to deflection.
deflective meaning in Bengali
deflective in Bengali
- বিচ্যুতি ঘটায় এমন, বিচ্যুতি সংক্রান্ত
Forms of deflective
| comparative | more deflective |
|---|---|
| superlative | most deflective |
Origin of deflective
From deflect + -ive.
Words that rhyme with deflective
- projective
- subjective
- effective
- objective
- prospective
- reflective
- collective
- connective
- defective
- directive
- respective
- selective
28 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- injective
- detective
- elective
- irrespective
- perfective
- retrospective
- affective
- bijective
- corrective
- erective
- ineffective
- inflective
- intellective
- intersubjective
- protective
- refective
- advective
- convective
- ejective
- imperfective
- infective
- inspective
- introspective
- overprotective
- rejective
- surjective
- unreflective
- unselective
Questions about deflective
- What does deflective mean?
- Deflective means causing or relating to deflection.
- What is deflective in Bengali?
- Deflective in Bengali is বিচ্যুতি ঘটায় এমন, বিচ্যুতি সংক্রান্ত. See Deflective meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is deflective?
- Deflective is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce deflective?
- Deflective is pronounced /dɪˈflɛktɪv/ (UK).
Words near deflective in the dictionary
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