reflection
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Definition of reflection:
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface expression without words; "tears are an expression of grief"; "the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition" a likeness in which left and right are reversed the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material); "he studied his reflection in the mirror" (mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed a remark expressing careful consideration the ability to reflect beams or rays |