Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - reflection
Reflection
reflection
n. (also reflexion) 1 the act or an instance of reflecting; the process of being reflected. 2 a reflected light, heat, or colour. b a reflected image. 3 reconsideration (on reflection). 4 (often foll. by on) discredit or a thing bringing discredit. 5 (often foll. by on, upon) an idea arising in the mind; a comment or apophthegm. Phrases and idioms angle of reflection Physics the angle made by a reflected ray with a perpendicular to the reflecting surface. Derivatives reflectional adj. Etymology: ME f. OF reflexion or LL reflexio (as REFLECT), with assim. to reflect
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noun Etymology: Middle English, alteration of reflexion, from Late Latin reflexion-, reflexio act of bending back, from Latin reflectere Date: 14th century an instance of reflecting, the production of an image by or as if by a mirror, 3. the action of bending or folding back, a reflected part ; fold, something produced by reflecting: as, an image given back by a reflecting surface, an effect produced by an influence , an often obscure or indirect criticism ; reproach , a thought, idea, or opinion formed or a remark made as a result of meditation, consideration of some subject matter, idea, or purpose, turning back ; return, 9. a transformation of a figure in which each point is replaced by a point symmetric with respect to a line or plane, a transformation that involves ~ in more than one axis of a rectangular coordinate system, ~al adjective ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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