reflection
21reflection — noun 1) the reflection of light Syn: sending back, throwing back, casting back 2) her reflection in the pond Syn: image, mirror image, likeness 3) your hands and nails are a reflection of your well being Syn …
22reflection*/ — [rɪˈflekʃ(ə)n] noun 1) [C] an image that you see when you look in a mirror or at a shiny surface Anna stared at her reflection in the hall mirror.[/ex] 2) [U] careful thought about something Syn: consideration At the time I thought I was right,… …
23reflection — noun Etymology: Middle English, alteration of reflexion, from Late Latin reflexion , reflexio act of bending back, from Latin reflectere Date: 14th century 1. an instance of reflecting; especially the return of light or sound waves from a surface …
24reflection — 1. The act of reflecting. 2. That which is reflected. 3. In psychotherapy, a technique in which a patient s statements are repeated, restated, or rephrased in order that the patient will continue to explore and expound on emotionally significant… …
25reflection — noun 1) her reflection in the mirror Syn: image, likeness 2) your hands are a reflection of your well being Syn: indication, display, demonstration, manifestation, expression, evidence 3) a …
26reflection — Angle An gle ([a^][ng] g l), n. [F. angle, L. angulus angle, corner; akin to uncus hook, Gr. agky los bent, crooked, angular, a gkos a bend or hollow, AS. angel hook, fish hook, G. angel, and F. anchor.] 1. The inclosed space near the point where …
27reflection — noun /ɹɪˈflɛkʃ(ə)n/ a) The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected. The dog barked at his own reflection in the mirror. b) The property of a propagated wave being thrown back from a surface (such as a mirror) …
28reflection — n. (also reflexion) 1 the act or an instance of reflecting; the process of being reflected. 2 a reflected light, heat, or colour. b a reflected image. 3 reconsideration (on reflection). 4 (often foll. by on) discredit or a thing bringing… …
29reflection — , reflected image An image given back by a reflecting surface, such as that of a mirror or still waters. Each ray of light that hits a surface is an incident ray of light. Rays that are neither absorbed, nor reflected, are scattered rays of …
30reflection — n. 1. Reflecting. 2. Reflected image. 3. Thought, meditation, cogitation, deliberation, contemplation, rumination, consideration, musing, thinking. 4. Thought, opinion, result of reflection. 5. Censure, reproach …
