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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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noun
The property or quality of being reflective.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the capability of quiet thought or contemplation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: reflectiveness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: thoughtfulness
noun
the ability to reflect beams or rays
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: reflection, reflexion
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: physical property
Narrower terms: echo, reverberation, sound reflection, replication
noun
the fraction of radiant energy that is reflected from a surface
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: coefficient of reflection, reflection factor, reflectance
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: coefficient
History
Etymology tree English reflect Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English reflective Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English reflectivity From reflective + -ity.
