English Explanatory Dictionary

reflect

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To bend back (light, etc.) from a surface.
To be bent back (light, etc.) from a surface.
To mirror, or show the image of something.
To be mirrored.
To agree with; to closely follow.
To give evidence of someone's or something's character etc.
To think seriously; to ponder or consider.

Pronunciation

/ɹɪˈflɛkt/ en-us-reflect.ogg

Word forms

reflect reflects reflecting reflected

Etymology

From Old French reflecter (“to bend back, turn back”), from Latin reflectō (“to reflect”), from re- (“again”) + flectō (“to bend, to curve”). Compare English reflex.

Derived words

misreflect nonreflective reflectability reflectable reflectance reflectarray reflectible reflectin reflecting microscope reflective reflectogram reflectograph reflectography reflectometer reflectometry reflect on reflectoporn reflector reflectorize reflectron reflect upon reflexion retroreflect self-reflect unreflective

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