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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
re·flect       (rĭ-flěkt')  Pronunciation Key 
v.   re·flect·ed, re·flect·ing, re·flects

v.   tr.
  1. To throw or bend back (light, for example) from a surface. See Synonyms at echo.
  2. To give back or show an image of (an object); mirror.
  3. To make apparent; express or manifest: Her work reflects intelligence.
  4. To bring as a consequence: The victory reflects credit on the coach.
  5. Archaic To bend back.

v.   intr.
  1. To be bent or thrown back: Her voice reflected off the canyon walls.
  2. To give something back, as light or sound: a shiny surface that reflects well.
    1. To give evidence of the characteristics or qualities of someone or something: That student's performance reflects well on the whole school.
    2. To bring blame or discredit: Hasty preparation of the report will reflect on you.
    3. To think seriously. See Synonyms at think.
    4. To express carefully considered thoughts: In the essay, he reflects on his career.
    1. To think seriously. See Synonyms at think.
    2. To express carefully considered thoughts: In the essay, he reflects on his career.


[Middle English reflecten, from Old French reflecter, from Latin reflectere, to bend back : re-, re- + flectere, to bend.]

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reflecting

adjective
causing reflection or having a device that reflects; "a reflecting microscope" 

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Reflecting

Re*flect"ing\, a. 1. Throwing back light, heat, etc., as a mirror or other surface.

2. Given to reflection or serious consideration; reflective; contemplative; as, a reflecting mind.

Reflecting circle, an astronomical instrument for measuring angless, like the sextant or Hadley's quadrant, by the reflection of light from two plane mirrors which it carries, and differing from the sextant chiefly in having an entire circle.

Reflecting galvanometer, a galvanometer in which the deflections of the needle are read by means of a mirror attached to it, which reflects a ray of light or the image of a scale; -- called also mirror galvanometer.

Reflecting goniometer. See under Goniometer.

Reflecting telescope. See under Telescope.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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