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   Re·flec·tion

   /rəˈflekSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. the throwing back by a body or surface of light, heat, or sound without absorbing it: "the reflection of light" Similar sending backthrowing backcasting backmirroringbackscatteringOpposite absorption
   • ▪ an amount of light, heat, or sound that is reflected by a body or surface: "the reflections from the streetlights gave us just enough light"
   • ▪ an image seen in a mirror or shiny surface: "Marianne surveyed her reflection in the mirror" Similar imagemirror imagelikenessecho
   • ▪ a thing that is a consequence of or arises from something else: "a healthy skin is a reflection of good health in general" Similar indicationdisplaydemonstrationmanifestationexpressionattestationproofevidence
   • ▪ a thing bringing discredit to someone or something: "it was a sad reflection on society that because of his affliction he was picked on" Similar sluraspersionimputationcensurereproachshamecriticismsource of discreditderogation
   • 2. serious thought or consideration: "he doesn't get much time for reflection" Similar thoughtthinkingconsiderationcontemplationstudydeliberationponderingmeditationmusingruminationcogitationbroodingagonizingrare:cerebration
   • ▪ an idea about something, especially one that is written down or expressed: "reflections on human destiny and art" Similar opinionthoughtviewviewpointbelieffeelingideaimpressionconclusionjudgmentassessmentestimationcommentobservationremarkstatementutterancepronouncementdeclaration
   • 3. the conceptual operation of inverting a system or event with respect to a plane, each element being transferred perpendicularly through the plane to a point the same distance the other side of it.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French reflexion or late Latin reflexio(n-), from Latin reflex- ‘bent back’, from the verb reflectere.

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