English Explanatory Dictionary

reflection

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.
  2. The property of a propagated wave being thrown back from a surface (such as a mirror).
  3. Something, such as an image, that is reflected.
  4. Careful thought or consideration.
  5. A representative manifestation or outcome of a condition, trend or trait.
  6. Used to make an implied criticism.
  7. The process or mechanism of determining the capabilities of an object at run-time.
  8. The folding of a part; a fold.

Pronunciation

/ɹɪˈflɛkʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-reflection.wav en-us-reflection.ogg

Word forms

reflection reflections reflexion

Etymology

From Middle English refleccion, refleccioun, refleccioune, reflection, from Middle French reflection, reflexion, and its source Late Latin reflexiō, from the participle stem of reflectō. The current spelling is influenced by reflect. Equivalent to reflect + -ion.

Synonyms

cogitation contemplation deliberation mulling musing pondering meditation reflection rethinking reconsideration rumination thought

Related words

reflect reflective reflector refraction diffraction

Derived words

angle of reflection antireflection complete internal reflection Fresnel reflection glide reflection hyporeflection interreflection metareflection misreflection multireflection no-reflection oblique reflection on reflection Phong reflection pseudoreflection reflectional reflection-in-action reflectionism reflectionless reflection-like reflection mapping reflection nebula reflection-on-action retroreflection rotoreflection self-reflection superreflection total internal reflection transflection upon reflection

Translations

Ukrainian: відобра́ження
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