- (n.) The act of reflecting or turning or sending back or the state of being reflected.
- (n.) Shining; brightness, as of the sun.
- (n.) The reverting of the mind to that which has already occupied it; continued consideration; meditation; contemplation; hence, also, that operation or power of the mind by which it is conscious of its own acts or states; the capacity for judging rationally, especially in view of a moral rule or standard.
- (n.) The return of rays, beams, sound or the like, from a surface. See Angle of reflection, below.
- (n.) An image given back from a reflecting surface; a reflected counterpart.
- (n.) A part reflected or turned back, at an angle; as, the reflection of a membrane.
- (n.) The transference of an excitement from one nerve fiber to another by means of the nerve cells, as in reflex action. See Reflex action, under Reflex.
- (n.) Censure; reproach cast.
- (n.) That which is produced by reflection.
- (n.) Result of meditation; thought or opinion after attentive consideration or contemplation; especially, thoughts suggested by truth.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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