retro-reflection

ret·ro·re·flec·tive

[re-troh-ri-flek-tiv]
adjective
of or pertaining to a surface, material, or device (retroreflector) that reflects light or other radiation back to its source; reflective.

Origin:
1850–55; retro- + reflective

ret·ro·re·flec·tion, noun
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