| reflection | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. contemplation, musing, reflection, reflexion, rumination, thoughtfulness | a calm, lengthy, intent consideration. |
| ~ cogitation, study | attentive consideration and meditation.; "after much cogitation he rejected the offer" |
| ~ consideration | the process of giving careful thought to something. |
| ~ meditation, speculation | continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature.; "the habit of meditation is the basis for all real knowledge" |
| ~ meditation | (religion) contemplation of spiritual matters (usually on religious or philosophical subjects). |
| ~ introspection, self-contemplation, self-examination | the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct. |
| ~ retrospect | contemplation of things past.; "in retrospect" |
| n. (phenomenon) | 2. reflection, reflexion | the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface. |
| ~ physical phenomenon | a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy. |
| ~ flare | am unwanted reflection in an optical system (or the fogging of an image that is caused by such a reflection). |
| ~ interreflection | reciprocal reflection between two reflecting surfaces.; "there was interreflection between the two surfaces of the lens" |
| ~ virtual image | a reflected optical image (as seen in a plane mirror). |
| ~ zodiacal light | a luminous tract in the sky; a reflection of sunlight from cosmic dust in the plane of the ecliptic; visible just before sunrise and just after sunset. |
| n. (communication) | 3. expression, manifestation, reflection, reflexion | expression without words.; "tears are an expression of grief"; "the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition" |
| ~ lamentation, mourning | the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief. |
| ~ demo, demonstration | a visual presentation showing how something works.; "the lecture was accompanied by dramatic demonstrations"; "the lecturer shot off a pistol as a demonstration of the startle response" |
| ~ act | a manifestation of insincerity.; "he put on quite an act for her benefit" |
| ~ ebullition, effusion, outburst, blowup, gush | an unrestrained expression of emotion. |
| n. (attribute) | 4. mirror image, reflection, reflexion | a likeness in which left and right are reversed. |
| ~ alikeness, likeness, similitude | similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things.; "man created God in his own likeness" |
| n. (artifact) | 5. reflection, reflexion | the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material).; "he studied his reflection in the mirror" |
| ~ ikon, picture, icon, image | a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface.; "they showed us the pictures of their wedding"; "a movie is a series of images projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them" |
| n. (linkdef) | 6. reflection | (mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed. |
| ~ math, mathematics, maths | a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement. |
| ~ transformation | (mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system. |
| n. (communication) | 7. observation, reflection, reflexion | a remark expressing careful consideration. |
| ~ comment, remark, input | a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information.; "from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account" |
| ~ parkinson's law | C. Northcote Parkinson's cynical observation that the number of subordinates in an organization will increase linearly regardless of the amount of work to be done. |
| ~ parkinson's law | C. Northcote Parkinson's cynical observation that work will expand so as to fill the time available for its completion. |
| n. (attribute) | 8. reflection, reflectivity, reflexion | the ability to reflect beams or rays. |
| ~ physical property | any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions. |
| ~ echo, reverberation, sound reflection, replication | the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves.; "she could hear echoes of her own footsteps" |
| ~ echo | a reflected television or radio or radar beam. |
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