reflected
adj.
sent back, cast back, returned; mirrored, sent back as a mirror image
reflect
v.
mirror, send back a mirror image; send back energy from a surface; send back, cause to return; express, give a particular impression; contemplate, think; be sent back as light; reverberate
Reflection (physics)
Reflection is the change in direction of a
wave front at an between two dissimilar
media so that the wave front returns into the medium from which it originated. Common examples include the reflection of
light,
sound and water waves.
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reflected
Adjective
1. (especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back; "reflected light"; "reflected heat"; "reflected glory"
(antonym) unreflected
(similar) echoic, echolike
reflect
Verb
1. manifest or bring back; "This action reflects his true beliefs"
(hypernym) indicate, point, show
(hyponym) redound
2. to throw or bend back or reflect (from a surface); "A mirror in the sun can reflect light into a person's eyes"; "Sound is reflected well in this auditorium"
(synonym) reverberate
(hyponym) reverberate
(verb-group) reverberate
(derivation) reflector
(classification) acoustics
3. reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"
(synonym) chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate
(hypernym) think, cogitate, cerebrate
(hyponym) premeditate
4. be bright by reflecting or casting light; "Drive carefully--the wet road reflects"
(synonym) shine
(hypernym) emit, give out, give off
(hyponym) resplend
5. give evidence of a certain behavior; "His lack of interest in the project reflects badly on him"
(hypernym) attest, certify, manifest, demonstrate, evidence
6. give evidence of the quality of; "The mess in his dorm room reflects on the student"
(hypernym) attest, certify, manifest, demonstrate, evidence
(hyponym) mirror
Reflected
(imp. & p. p.)
of Reflect
(a.)
Thrown back after striking a surface; as, reflected light, heat, sound, etc.
(a.)
Hence: Not one's own; received from another; as, his glory was reflected glory.
(a.)
Bent backward or outward; reflexed.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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