reflection
Definitions
- The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.
- The property of a propagated wave being thrown back from a surface (such as a mirror).
- Something, such as an image, that is reflected.
- Careful thought or consideration.
- A representative manifestation or outcome of a condition, trend or trait.
- Used to make an implied criticism.
- The process or mechanism of determining the capabilities of an object at run-time.
- The folding of a part; a fold.
Equivalents
46 more languages
Azərbaycan diliəks
Българскиобраз
Danskrefleksion
Suomiharkintaheijastumaheijastuminenheijastuskajastuskuvajainenpeilauspeilikuvapohdiskelureflektiotuuminta
Galegoreflexo
Հայերենարտացոլում
Bahasa Melayupantulan
Тоҷикӣакс
Tagalogsabalik
اردوعکس
O'zbekchaaks
Examples
“The dog barked at his own⟳ reflection in the mirror.”
“A body of black that carried no reflection.”
“After careful reflection, I have⟳ decided not to vote⟳ for that proposition.”
“But Richmond, his grandfather's darling, after one thoughtful glance⟳ cast⟳ under his lashes at that uncompromising countenance appeared to lose⟳ himself in his own⟳ reflections.”
“Our recent results are a reflection of the progress⟳ we've made as a team.”
“Zuckerberg said last⟳ month that the name⟳ change⟳ was a reflection of how much Facebook had evolved.”
“It is a reflection on his character that he never came back to see⟳ them.”
“DynamicMBeanFacade uses Java's reflection API to introspect the managed resource and discover⟳ data type⟳ information for attributes.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
See also
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