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Reflection

nounid 120408·updated May 18, 2026
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the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface

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synonym
expressionobservationreflectivityreflexionrumination
plural
Reflections
possessive
Reflection's
pluralpossessive
Reflections'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary8 sensesview framework →
§1
the ability to reflect beams or rays
§2
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
§3
a remark expressing careful consideration
§4
expression without words
§5
the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface
§6
(mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed
§7
the image of something as reflected by a mirror or other reflective material
§8
a likeness in which left and right are reversed

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