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English noun: reflection | |||
| 1. | reflection (cognition) a calm, lengthy, intent consideration | ||
| Synonyms | contemplation, musing, reflexion, rumination, thoughtfulness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | consideration | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cogitation, introspection, meditation, meditation, retrospect, self-contemplation, self-examination, speculation, study | ||
| 2. | reflection (phenomenon) the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface | ||
| Synonyms | reflexion | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | physical phenomenon | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | flare, interreflection, virtual image, zodiacal light | ||
| 3. | reflection (communication) expression without words | ||
| Samples | Tears are an expression of grief. The pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition. | ||
| Synonyms | expression, manifestation, reflexion | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | demo, demonstration | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | act, blowup, ebullition, effusion, gush, lamentation, mourning, outburst | ||
| 4. | reflection (attribute) a likeness in which left and right are reversed | ||
| Synonyms | mirror image, reflexion | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alikeness, likeness, similitude | ||
| 5. | reflection (artifact) the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material) | ||
| Samples | He studied his reflection in the mirror. | ||
| Synonyms | reflexion | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | icon, ikon, image, picture | ||
| 6. | reflection (mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | transformation | ||
| Domain category | math, mathematics, maths | ||
| 7. | reflection (communication) a remark expressing careful consideration | ||
| Synonyms | observation, reflexion | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | comment, input, remark | ||
| Instance hyponym | Parkinson's law, Parkinson's law | ||
| 8. | reflection (attribute) the ability to reflect beams or rays | ||
| Synonyms | reflectivity, reflexion | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | physical property | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | echo, echo, replication, reverberation, sound reflection | ||
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