reflection
Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈflɛkʃən/
The English word “reflection” has 8 meanings listed here.
noun
- 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.
- Careful thought or consideration.
- A representative manifestation or outcome of a condition, trend or trait.
- Used to make an implied criticism.
- The process or mechanism of determining the capabilities of an object at run-time.
- The folding of a part; a fold.
Etymology
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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