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reflection - the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface |
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reflexion |
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physical phenomenon a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy
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flare (baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield
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interreflection reciprocal reflection between two reflecting surfaces; "there was interreflection between the two surfaces of the lens"
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virtual image a reflected optical image (as seen in a plane mirror)
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zodiacal light a luminous tract in the sky; a reflection of sunlight from cosmic dust in the plane of the ecliptic; visible just before sunrise and just after sunset
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reflection - the ability to reflect beams or rays |
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reflexion,
reflectivity |
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physical property any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions
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echo,
replication,
reverberation,
sound reflection an imitation or repetition; "the flower arrangement was created as an echo of a client's still life"
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echo an imitation or repetition; "the flower arrangement was created as an echo of a client's still life"
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reflection - (mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed |
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transformation the act of changing in form or shape or appearance; "a photograph is a translation of a scene onto a two-dimensional surface"
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math,
mathematics,
maths a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
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reflection - the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material); "he studied his reflection in the mirror" |
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reflexion |
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icon,
ikon,
image,
picture a conventional religious painting in oil on a small wooden panel; venerated in the Eastern Church
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