Standard Lemma guide
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.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
Dated spelling of reflection.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
An act or instance of referring back to the subject of a sentence, or of having an object equal to the subject.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: reflection
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: picture, image, icon, ikon
noun
a likeness in which left and right are reversed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: mirror image, reflection
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: likeness, alikeness, similitude
noun
the ability to reflect beams or rays
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: reflection, reflectivity
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: physical property
Narrower terms: echo, reverberation, sound reflection, replication
noun
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: contemplation, reflection, rumination, musing, thoughtfulness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: consideration
Narrower terms: cogitation, study, meditation, speculation, introspection, self-contemplation, self-examination, retrospect
noun
a remark expressing careful consideration
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: observation, reflection
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: remark, comment, input
Narrower terms: Parkinson's law
noun
expression without words
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: expression, manifestation, reflection
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: demonstration, demo
Narrower terms: lamentation, mourning, act, effusion, gush, outburst, blowup, ebullition
noun
the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: reflection
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: physical phenomenon
Narrower terms: flare, interreflection, virtual image, zodiacal light
History
From Middle English reflexion, reflexioun, from Middle French reflexion and its etymon Late Latin reflexiō; the variant spelling reflection is due to influence from correction.
