Definitions for the word "reflection" from multiple English dictionaries.
1. n.
The act of reflecting, or turning or sending back, or the state of being reflected.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
The return of rays, beams, sound, or the like, from a surface. See Angle of reflection, below.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. 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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
Shining; brightness, as of the sun.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. n.
That which is produced by reflection.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. n.
An image given back from a reflecting surface; a reflected counterpart.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. n.
A part reflected, or turned back, at an angle; as, the reflection of a membrane.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
8. n.
Result of meditation; thought or opinion after attentive consideration or contemplation; especially, thoughts suggested by truth.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
9. n.
Censure; reproach cast.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
10. 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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
11. n.
(also reflexion) 1 reflecting or being reflected. 2 a reflected light, heat, or colour. B reflected image. 3 reconsideration (on reflection). 4 (often foll. By on) discredit or thing bringing discredit. 5 (often foll. By on, upon) idea arising in the mind; comment.
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
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