| reflex | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a. an immediate involuntary response, esp one that is innate, such as coughing or removal of the hand from a hot surface, evoked by a given stimulus |
| b. See also reflex arc (as modifier): a reflex action | |
| 2. | a. a mechanical response to a particular situation, involving no conscious decision |
| b. (as modifier): a reflex response | |
| 3. | a reflection; an image produced by or as if by reflection |
| 4. | a speech element derived from a corresponding form in an earlier state of the language: "sorrow" is a reflex of Middle English "sorwe" |
| —adj | |
| 5. | maths (of an angle) between 180° and 360° |
| 6. | (prenominal) turned, reflected, or bent backwards |
| —vb | |
| 7. | (tr) to bend, turn, or reflect backwards |
| [C16: from Latin reflexus bent back, from reflectere to reflect] | |
| re'flexible | |
| —adj | |
| reflexi'bility | |
| —n | |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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