Reflection
[rɪ'flekʃ(ə)n] or [rɪ'flɛkʃən]
Definition
(noun.) the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material); 'he studied his reflection in the mirror'.
(noun.) the ability to reflect beams or rays.
(noun.) the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface.
(noun.) (mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed.
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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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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Reflecting.[2]. Reflected image.[3]. Thought, meditation, cogitation, deliberation, contemplation, musing, rumination.[4]. Censure, reproach.
Typist: Nicholas
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Reflecting, meditation, thought, cogitation,[See THOUGHT]
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Definition
n. the act of reflecting: the change of direction when a ray of light &c. strikes upon a surface and is thrown back: the state of being reflected: that which is reflected: the action of the mind by which it is conscious of its own operations: attentive consideration: contemplation: censure or reproach: (anat.) the folding of a part a fold.—adj. Reflect′ive reflecting: considering the operations of the mind: exercising thought or reflection: (gram.) reciprocal.—adv. Reflect′ively.—ns. Reflect′iveness; Reflect′or one who or that which reflects: a mirror or polished reflecting surface: a censurer.—adj. Reflect′ory.
Editor: Robert
Unserious Contents or Definition
n. An action of the mind whereby we obtain a clearer view of our relation to the things of yesterday and are able to avoid the perils that we shall not again encounter.
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Examples
- Or even if I any ways should want a wink or two,' added Sloppy, after a moment's apologetic reflection, 'I could take 'em turning. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- She suddenly looked up at me with a faint reflection of her smile of happier times--the most irresistible smile I have ever seen on a woman's face. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- What we call the rolling of thunder is really the reflection and re-reflection of the original thunder from cloud and cliff. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- This reflection thawed my congealing blood, and again the tide of life and love flowed impetuously onward, again to ebb as my busy thoughts changed. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- An echo is caused by the reflection of sound waves at some moderately even surface, such as the wall of a building. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- At this dreadful reflection, Mrs. Nupkins wept mental anguish, and Miss Nupkins followed on the same side. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- As I said, I shall return from Cambridge in a fortnight: that space, then, is yet left you for reflection. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- The law of reflection always holds, however, no matter what the reflecting surface is,--the angle of reflection always equals the angle of incidence. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- They entirely forget that fiction is but a reflection of real life, and that man can imagine nothing, but merely reproduces what he sees around him. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- It was a pleasant reflection, though, that I did not hit him, because his master might just possibly have been a policeman. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The world is a looking-glass, and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Deceived myself, I did very miserably deceive youand it will be a painful reflection to me for ever. Jane Austen. Emma.
- What a bitter reflection for a man! George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- He believed, however, that the day-spring of science was opening, and he seemed to have caught some reflection of its coming light. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- He turned away his head, and appeared absorbed in melancholy reflection. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- In such a Kaleidoscope, the circular figure will be formed by three reflections from each glass. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- I shall conclude this subject with two reflections, which may deserve our attention. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- I will not here make reflections on any person's judgment. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Twill therefore be proper, before we leave this subject, to bestow a few reflections on that passion, and shew its origin in human nature. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- Such reflections appear visionary to the eye of the practical statesman, but they are within the range of possibility to the philosopher. Plato. The Republic.
- Private prayer is inaudible speech, and speech is representative: who can represent himself just as he is, even in his own reflections? George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- These reflections made our legislators pause, before they could decide on the laws to be put in force. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- This difficulty we may easily solve by the following reflections. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- Such are my reflections, Miss Clack, on my way to Brighton. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- It is true, few can form exact systems of the passions, or make reflections on their general nature and resemblances. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- Mrs. Weston, with her baby on her knee, indulging in such reflections as these, was one of the happiest women in the world. Jane Austen. Emma.
- I had sufficient leisure for these and many other reflections during my journey to Ingolstadt, which was long and fatiguing. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- My reflections on this theme were still in progress when dinner was announced. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- There was a certain triteness in these reflections: they were those habitual to young men on the approach of their wedding day. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- At all which moral reflections, Master Bardell howled the louder. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
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