reflection.
The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.
Meaning & usage
The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.
The property of a propagated wave being thrown back from a surface (such as a mirror).
Something, such as an image, that is reflected.
The dog barked at his own reflection in the mirror.
Careful thought or consideration.
After careful reflection, I have decided not to vote for that proposition.
A representative manifestation or outcome of a condition, trend or trait.
Our recent results are a reflection of the progress we've made as a team.
A representative manifestation or outcome of a condition, trend or trait. Used to make an implied criticism.
It is a reflection on his character that he never came back to see them.
The process or mechanism of determining the capabilities of an object at run-time.
The folding of a part; a fold.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English refleccion, refleccioun, refleccioune, reflection, from Middle French reflection, reflexion, and its source Late Latin reflexiō, from the participle stem of reflectō. The current spelling is influenced by reflect. Equivalent to reflect + -ion.
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