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- DictionaryRe·flect/rəˈflek(t)/
verb
- 1. (of a surface or body) throw back (heat, light, or sound) without absorbing it: "when the sun's rays hit the Earth a lot of the heat is reflected back into space"
- 2. think deeply or carefully about: "he reflected with sadness on the unhappiness of his marriage"
REFLECT definition: 1. to show or be a sign of something: 2. If a surface reflects heat, light, sound, etc, it sends…. Learn more.
verb. to undergo or cause to undergo a process in which light, other electromagnetic radiation, sound, particles, etc, are thrown back after impinging on a surface. (of a mirror, etc) to form an image of (something) by reflection. tr to show or express.
to make somebody/something appear to be good, bad, etc. to other people. This incident reflects badly on everyone involved. Definition of reflect verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Reflecting can mean seeing something original in another form or image. Definitions of reflect. verb. throw or bend back (from a surface) “Sound is reflected well in this auditorium”. synonyms: reverberate. reverberate. be reflected as heat, sound, or light or shock waves. see more.
To give back an image of; mirror or reproduce. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To give back an image or likeness. Webster's New World. To be bent or thrown back. Light reflecting from the water. Webster's New World. To cast or bring back as a consequence.
1. a [no object] of light, sound, etc. : to move in one direction, hit a surface, and then quickly move in a different and usually opposite direction — usually + off. The light reflected off the mirror. The sound of our voices reflected off the walls of the tunnel. b [+ object]
reflect. ( rɪˈflɛkt) vb. 1. (General Physics) to undergo or cause to undergo a process in which light, other electromagnetic radiation, sound, particles, etc, are thrown back after impinging on a surface. 2. (General Physics) (of a mirror, etc) to form an image of (something) by reflection.
