Definition of reflection

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Reflection (n.) A part reflected, or turned back, at an angle; as, the reflection of a membrane..

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Jeer :: "Jeer (v.) To utter sarcastic or scoffing reflections; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language; to scoff; as, to jeer at a speaker..
Sentimental :: Sentimental (a.) Having, expressing, or containing a sentiment or sentiments; abounding with moral reflections; containing a moral reflection; didactic..
Adularia :: Adularia (n.) A transparent or translucent variety of common feldspar, or orthoclase, which often shows pearly opalescent reflections; -- called by lapidaries moonstone..
Bethink :: Bethink (v. t.) To call to mind; to recall or bring to recollection, reflection, or consideration; to think; to consider; -- generally followed by a reflexive pronoun, often with of or that before the subject of thought..
Rumination :: Rumination (n.) The state of being disposed to ruminate or ponder; deliberate meditation or reflection.
Stereoscopic :: Stereoscope (n.) An optical instrument for giving to pictures the appearance of solid forms, as seen in nature. It combines in one, through a bending of the rays of light, two pictures, taken for the purpose from points of view a little way apart. It is furnished with two eyeglasses, and by refraction or reflection the pictures are superimposed, so as to appear as one to the observer..
Moralization :: Moralization (n.) The act of moralizing; moral reflections or discourse.
Reflection :: Reflection (n.) The act of reflecting, or turning or sending back, or the state of being reflected..
Reflexion :: Reflexion (n.) See Reflection.
Repercussion :: Repercussion (n.) The act of driving back, or the state of being driven back; reflection; reverberation; as, the repercussion of sound..
Fornix :: Fornix (n.) An arch or fold; as, the fornix, or vault, of the cranium; the fornix, or reflection, of the conjuctiva..
Superregal :: Superreflection (n.) The reflection of a reflected image or sound.
Reproach :: Reproach (v.) The act of reproaching; censure mingled with contempt; contumelious or opprobrious language toward any person; abusive reflections; as, severe reproach..
Jeer :: Jeer (n.) A railing remark or reflection; a scoff; a taunt; a biting jest; a flout; a jibe; mockery.
Consternation :: Consternation (n.) Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for reflection; terror, combined with amazement; dismay..
Reflection :: Reflection (n.) The reverting of the mind to that which has already occupied it; continued consideration; meditation; contemplation; hence, also, that operation or power of the mind by which it is conscious of its own acts or states; the capacity for judging rationally, especially in view of a moral rule or standard..
Reflex :: Reflex (a.) Directed back; attended by reflection; retroactive; introspective.
Personal :: Personal (a.) Relating to an individual, his character, conduct, motives, or private affairs, in an invidious and offensive manner; as, personal reflections or remarks..
Reflection :: Reflection (n.) Shining; brightness, as of the sun..
Fluorescence :: Fluorescence (n.) That property which some transparent bodies have of producing at their surface, or within their substance, light different in color from the mass of the material, as when green crystals of fluor spar afford blue reflections. It is due not to the difference in the color of a distinct surface layer, but to the power which the substance has of modifying the light incident upon it. The light emitted by fluorescent substances is in general of lower refrangibility than the incident l
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