Definition:
- (n.) The act of reflecting, or turning or sending back, or the state of being reflected.
- (n.) The return of rays, beams, sound, or the like, from a surface. See Angle of reflection, below.
- (n.) The reverting of the mind to that which has already occupied it; continued consideration; meditation; contemplation; hence, also, that operation or power of the mind by which it is conscious of its own acts or states; the capacity for judging rationally, especially in view of a moral rule or standard.
- (n.) Shining; brightness, as of the sun.
- (n.) That which is produced by reflection.
- (n.) An image given back from a reflecting surface; a reflected counterpart.
- (n.) A part reflected, or turned back, at an angle; as, the reflection of a membrane.
- (n.) Result of meditation; thought or opinion after attentive consideration or contemplation; especially, thoughts suggested by truth.
- (n.) Censure; reproach cast.
- (n.) The transference of an excitement from one nerve fiber to another by means of the nerve cells, as in reflex action. See Reflex action, under Reflex.
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projection vs. reflection
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moonwake vs. reflection
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reflection vs. similarity
incorporation vs. reflection
polarization vs. reflection
reflection vs. translation
inflection vs. reflection
question vs. reflection
evaluation vs. reflection
reflection vs. reminiscence
reflection vs. remembering
recalling vs. reflection
reflection vs. simulacrum
reflection vs. scattering
insight vs. reflection
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reflection vs. shadow
percipient vs. reflection
mirroring vs. reflection
epiphonema vs. reflection
parhelion vs. reflection
cogitate vs. reflection
flexion vs. reflection
copy vs. reflection
reflection vs. repercussion
koan vs. reflection
diffusion vs. reflection
incidental vs. reflection
reflection vs. squib
diffraction vs. reflection
reflection vs. refraction
reflection vs. reflective
reflection vs. reflector
reflect vs. reflection
criticism vs. reflection
implied vs. reflection
consideration vs. reflection
reflection vs. thought
image vs. reflection
mirror vs. reflection
reflection vs. surface
reflection vs. wave
propagate vs. reflection
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property vs. reflection
reflection vs. reflexion
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catoptric vs. reflection
blink vs. reflection
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halo vs. reflection
reflection vs. terminator
mark vs. reflection
introspection vs. reflection
deliberation vs. reflection
afterthought vs. reflection
reflection vs. theory
reflection vs. species
reflection vs. thinking