reflector
a person or thing that reflects.
a body, surface, or device that reflects light, heat, sound, or the like.
See under telescope (def. 1).
a substance, as graphite or heavy water, used to prevent the escape of neutrons from the core of a nuclear reactor.
Origin of reflector
1Other words from reflector
- non·re·flec·tor, noun
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How to use reflector in a sentence
The floating lights of England are illuminated by means of lamps with metallic reflectors, on what is styled the catoptric system.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands | R.M. BallantyneThe modern form of lighthouse, with glass or metal reflectors, dates but from 1758, when the first Eddystone lighthouse was built.
The Towns of Roman Britain | James Oliver BevanIt was three stories high, the top story opened to seaward, with its lanterns and tin reflectors.
The Belted Seas | Arthur ColtonCeilings are usually plain and light coloured, because they are not easy to look at and because they are reflectors.
The Library of Work and Play: Housekeeping | Elizabeth Hale GilmanThe apparatus used by Hansen and Lehmann in their experiments consists of two large concave reflectors.
The Psychology of Singing | David C. Taylor
British Dictionary definitions for reflector
/ (rɪˈflɛktə) /
a person or thing that reflects
a surface or object that reflects light, sound, heat, etc
a small translucent red disc, strip, etc, with a reflecting backing on the rear of a road vehicle, which reflects the light of the headlights of a following vehicle
another name for reflecting telescope
part of an aerial placed so as to increase the forward radiation of the radiator and decrease the backward radiation
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