UK /ɹɪˈflɛkʃ(ə)n/
noun Freq #166229

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    Uncommon spelling of reflection.

    Now, I say, why Time should be so burthensome to such as these, or what should betray them to such infrugal Expences of it, I can give no account without making severe Reflexions on their Discretion.

  2. 2
    noun

    the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material)

  3. 3
    noun

    a likeness in which left and right are reversed

  4. 4
    noun

    the ability to reflect beams or rays

Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 noun · the image of something as... reflection
3 noun · a likeness in which left... mirror imagereflection
4 noun · the ability to reflect... reflection
Word family
Derived forms reflexional
Related forms diffractionrefraction

Etymology

From Late Latin reflexiō; the variant spelling reflection is due to influence from correction.

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