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reflection
[ri-flek-shuhn]
noun
the act of reflecting, as in casting back a light or heat, mirroring, or giving back or showing an image; the state of being reflected in this way.
an image; representation; counterpart.
a fixing of the thoughts on something; careful consideration.
Synonyms: , , , , ,a thought occurring in consideration or meditation.
an unfavorable remark or observation.
Synonyms: , , ,the casting of some imputation or reproach.
Physics, Optics.
the return of light, heat, sound, etc., after striking a surface.
something so reflected, as heat or especially light.
Mathematics.
(in a plane) the replacement of each point on one side of a line by the point symmetrically placed on the other side of the line.
(in space) the replacement of each point on one side of a plane by the symmetric point on the other side of the plane.
Anatomy.the bending or folding back of a part upon itself.
reflection
/ ɪˈڱɛʃə /
noun
the act of reflecting or the state of being reflected
something reflected or the image so produced, as by a mirror
careful or long consideration or thought
implicit or explicit attribution of discredit or blame
maths a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed or which changes the sign of one of the variables
anatomy the bending back of a structure or part upon itself
reflection
The change in direction of a wave, such as a light or sound wave, away from a boundary the wave encounters. Reflected waves remain in their original medium rather than entering the medium they encounter.
◆ According to the law of reflection, the angle of reflection of a reflected wave is equal to its angle of incidence.
Compare refraction See more at wave
Something, such as sound, light, or heat, that is reflected.
reflection
A bouncing of light off a surface. People see themselves in mirrors through reflection. (Compare refraction.)
Other 51Թ Forms
- reflectional adjective
- reflectionless adjective
- interreflection noun
- nonreflection noun
- overreflection noun
- self-reflection noun
- superreflection noun
- ˈڱپDzԲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of reflection1
Example Sentences
"I think ninth is not a true reflection of my ability," he said.
It was that at home on my couch I was no longer enclosed in the same shared space that brought history back to the present for a charged moment of collective reflection.
MI5 made further witness statements apologising to the court, with the senior officer in charge of the team who handled X saying that "on reflection" they recognised the "IPCO issue" should have been revealed earlier.
It is a philosophical reflection on the relationship between quantum physicist Wolfgang Pauli and Carl Jung that profoundly reflects how ideas and traditions interact.
These are not conventional “Saturday Night Fever” spherical mirror balls but small rotating step-pyramids, doubled-up, flat sides pressed together one atop the other and then suspended, like mirror reflections of themselves.
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