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reflection

noun

The image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material)

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Word Facts

Word length
10
Starts with
R
Ends with
N
Contains
EF
Scrabble score
15
CEFR level
B1

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ɹɪˈflɛkʃən

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noun

  1. The image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material)

    “He studied his reflection in the mirror”

noun

  1. A likeness in which left and right are reversed

noun

  1. The ability to reflect beams or rays

noun

  1. A calm, lengthy, intent consideration

noun

  1. A remark expressing careful consideration

noun

  1. Expression without words

    “Tears are an expression of grief”

noun

  1. The phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface

noun

  1. (mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed

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Example Sentences

He studied his reflection in the mirror
Tears are an expression of grief
The pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition

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