Irreflection :: Irreflection (n.) Want of reflection.

Irreflective :: Irreflective (a.) Not reflective.

Reflect :: Reflect (v.) To bend back; to give a backwa/d turn to; to throw back; especially, to cause to return after striking upon any surface; as, a mirror reflects rays of light; polished metals reflect heat..

Reflect :: Reflect (v.) To give back an image or likeness of; to mirror.

Reflect :: Reflect (v. i.) To throw back light, heat, or the like; to return rays or beams..

Reflect :: Reflect (v. i.) To be sent back; to rebound as from a surface; to revert; to return.

Reflect :: Reflect (v. i.) To throw or turn back the thoughts upon anything; to contemplate. Specifically: To attend earnestly to what passes within the mind; to attend to the facts or phenomena of consciousness; to use attention or earnest thought; to meditate; especially, to think in relation to moral truth or rules..

Reflect :: Reflect (v. i.) To cast reproach; to cause censure or dishonor.

Reflected :: Reflected (imp. & p. p.) of Reflec.

Reflected :: Reflected (a.) Thrown back after striking a surface; as, reflected light, heat, sound, etc..

Reflected :: Reflected (a.) Hence: Not one's own; received from another; as, his glory was reflected glory..

Reflected :: Reflected (a.) Bent backward or outward; reflexed.

Reflectent :: Reflectent (a.) Bending or flying back; reflected.

Reflectent :: Reflectent (a.) Reflecting; as, a reflectent body..

Reflectible :: Reflectible (a.) Capable of being reflected, or thrown back; reflexible..

Reflecting :: Reflecting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Reflec.

Reflecting :: Reflecting (a.) Throwing back light, heat, etc., as a mirror or other surface..

Reflecting :: Reflecting (a.) Given to reflection or serious consideration; reflective; contemplative; as, a reflecting mind..

Reflectingly :: Reflectingly (adv.) With reflection; also, with censure; reproachfully..

Reflection :: Reflection (n.) The act of reflecting, or turning or sending back, or the state of being reflected..

Reflection :: Reflection (n.) The return of rays, beams, sound, or the like, from a surface. See Angle of reflection, below..

Reflection :: Reflection (n.) The reverting of the mind to that which has already occupied it; continued consideration; meditation; contemplation; hence, also, that operation or power of the mind by which it is conscious of its own acts or states; the capacity for judging rationally, especially in view of a moral rule or standard..

Reflection :: Reflection (n.) Shining; brightness, as of the sun..

Reflection :: Reflection (n.) That which is produced by reflection.

Reflection :: Reflection (n.) An image given back from a reflecting surface; a reflected counterpart.

Reflection :: Reflection (n.) A part reflected, or turned back, at an angle; as, the reflection of a membrane..

Reflection :: Reflection (n.) Result of meditation; thought or opinion after attentive consideration or contemplation; especially, thoughts suggested by truth..

Reflection :: Reflection (n.) Censure; reproach cast.

Reflection :: Reflection (n.) The transference of an excitement from one nerve fiber to another by means of the nerve cells, as in reflex action. See Reflex action, under Reflex..

Reflective :: Reflective (a.) Throwing back images; as, a reflective mirror..

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