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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: [verb] to turn into or away from a course : deflect.
REFLECTING definition: 1. present participle of reflect 2. If a surface reflects light, heat, sound, or an image, it sends…. Learn more.
Reflecting definition: casting back light, heat, sound, etc., from a surface. See examples of REFLECTING used in a sentence.
Something that reflects comes back to you. If you look in a mirror, you will see your reflected image. If you reflect on your past experiences, you look at them once again thoughtfully.
The meaning of REFLECTION is an instance of reflecting; especially : the return of light or sound waves from a surface. How to use reflection in a sentence. an instance of reflecting; especially : the return of light or sound waves from a surface; the production of an image by or as if by a mirror…
REFLECT definition: 1. If a surface reflects light, heat, sound, or an image, it sends the light, etc. back and does…. Learn more.
Your reflection is what you see in the mirror. Other things that bounce back at you are also reflections — light waves, sound waves, even your thoughts.
Reflect definition: To throw or bend back (light or sound, for example) from a surface.
reflecting: 1 adj causing reflection or having a device that reflects “a reflecting microscope” Synonyms: reflective capable of physically reflecting light or sound
[transitive, intransitive] to throw back light, heat, sound, etc. from a surface reflect something The windows reflected the bright afternoon sunlight.; This material absorbs the sound, and doesn’t reflect it. reflect something + adv./prep. When the sun's rays hit the earth, a lot of the heat is reflected back into space.
