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Meaning of REFLEXION

Pronunciation:  ri'flekshun

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a likeness in which left and right are reversed
  2. [n]  the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material); "he studied his reflection in the mirror"
  3. [n]  the ability to reflect beams or rays
  4. [n]  a calm lengthy intent consideration
  5. [n]  a remark expressing careful consideration
  6. [n]  expression without words; "tears are an expression of grief"; "the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition"
  7. [n]  the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface
 
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 Synonyms: contemplation, expression, manifestation, mirror image, musing, observation, reflection, reflection, reflection, reflection, reflection, reflectivity, rumination, thoughtfulness
 
 See Also: act, alikeness, cogitation, comment, consideration, demo, demonstration, echo, effusion, gush, icon, ikon, image, introspection, lamentation, laughter, likeness, meditation, mourning, omphaloskepsis, outburst, Parkinson's law, physical phenomenon, physical property, picture, remark, replication, retrospect, reverberation, self-contemplation, self-examination, similitude, sound reflection, speculation, study, virtual image, zodiacal light

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Re*flex"ion\ (-fl?k"sh?n), n.
See {Reflection}. --Chaucer.
 
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