Definition of reflect

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Reflect (v.) To bend back; to give a backwa/d turn to; to throw back; especially, to cause to return after striking upon any surface; as, a mirror reflects rays of light; polished metals reflect heat..

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Contemplate :: Contemplate (v. i.) To consider or think studiously; to ponder; to reflect; to muse; to meditate.
Observation :: Observation (n.) The result of an act, or of acts, of observing; view; reflection; conclusion; judgment..
Irreflective :: Irreflective (a.) Not reflective.
Ghost :: Ghost (n.) A false image formed in a telescope by reflection from the surfaces of one or more lenses.
Illuminator :: Illuminator (v. t.) A condenser or reflector of light in optical apparatus; also, an illuminant..
Cataphonics :: Cataphonics (n.) That branch of acoustics which treats of reflected sounds; catacoustics.
Blink :: Blink (v. i.) The dazzling whiteness about the horizon caused by the reflection of light from fields of ice at sea; ice blink.
Moralization :: Moralization (n.) The act of moralizing; moral reflections or discourse.
Reflexible :: Reflexible (a.) Capable of being reflected, or thrown back..
Larungoscope :: Larungoscope (n.) An instrument, consisting of an arrangement of two mirrors, for reflecting light upon the larynx, and for examining its image..
Vacant :: Vacant (a.) Empty of thought; thoughtless; not occupied with study or reflection; as, a vacant mind..
Reflexion :: Reflexion (n.) See Reflection.
Albedo :: Albedo (n.) Whiteness. Specifically: (Astron.) The ratio which the light reflected from an unpolished surface bears to the total light falling upon that surface.
Reflect :: Reflect (v. i.) To throw back light, heat, or the like; to return rays or beams..
Dipleidoscope :: Dipleidoscope (n.) An instrument for determining the time of apparent noon. It consists of two mirrors and a plane glass disposed in the form of a prism, so that, by the reflections of the sun's rays from their surfaces, two images are presented to the eye, moving in opposite directions, and coinciding at the instant the sun's center is on the meridian..
Reflection :: Reflection (n.) The return of rays, beams, sound, or the like, from a surface. See Angle of reflection, below..
Reverberate :: Reverberate (a.) Driven back, as sound; reflected..
Reflecting :: Reflecting (a.) Given to reflection or serious consideration; reflective; contemplative; as, a reflecting mind..
Reflectible :: Reflectible (a.) Capable of being reflected, or thrown back; reflexible..
Lumachella :: Lumachella (n.) A grayish brown limestone, containing fossil shells, which reflect a beautiful play of colors. It is also called fire marble, from its fiery reflections..
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