Reflection - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface (syn: reflexion)
- expression without words (syn: expression, manifestation, reflexion)
- the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material) (syn: reflexion)
- a remark expressing careful consideration (syn: observation, reflexion)
- the ability to reflect beams or rays (syn: reflectivity, reflexion)
Extra examples
She was looking at her reflection in the mirror.
He saw the reflections of the clouds on the lake.
Reflexion of sound is familiarly illustrated by the echo.
She stared at her reflection in the mirror.
He uttered not a word of reflection on his companion.
This is no reflection on your qualifications.
The fact that you are unemployed is no reflection on you.
Can you see your reflection in the glass?
A moment's reflection will show the stupidity of this argument.
At first I disagreed, but on reflection (=after thinking carefully about it), I realized she was right.
His speech was an accurate reflection of the public mood.
On some level, a student's grades are a reflection on the teacher.
The poem is a reflection on the passage of time.
After mature reflection, he concluded that he had been mistaken.
...this mirror is so grimy you can barely see your reflection in it...
Word forms
singular: reflection
plural: reflections
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