Definition of reflect

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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..

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Reflector :: Reflector (n.) A device for reflecting sound.
Bright :: Bright (a.) Radiating or reflecting light; shedding or having much light; shining; luminous; not dark.
Catoptrics :: Catoptrics (n.) That part of optics which explains the properties and phenomena of reflected light, and particularly that which is reflected from mirrors or polished bodies; -- formerly called anacamptics..
Cataphonics :: Cataphonics (n.) That branch of acoustics which treats of reflected sounds; catacoustics.
Reflection :: Reflection (n.) Result of meditation; thought or opinion after attentive consideration or contemplation; especially, thoughts suggested by truth..
Mechanical :: Mechanical (a.) Done as if by a machine; uninfluenced by will or emotion; proceeding automatically, or by habit, without special intention or reflection; as, mechanical singing; mechanical verses; mechanical service..
Macrometer :: Macrometer (n.) An instrument for determining the size or distance of inaccessible objects by means of two reflectors on a common sextant.
Anacamptics :: Anacamptics (n.) The science of reflected sounds.
Glass-faced :: Glass-faced (a.) Mirror-faced; reflecting the sentiments of another.
Reflexive :: Reflexive (a.) Bending or turned backward; reflective; having respect to something past.
Jeer :: "Jeer (v.) To utter sarcastic or scoffing reflections; to speak with mockery or derision; to use taunting language; to scoff; as, to jeer at a speaker..
Looking-glass :: Looking-glass (n.) A mirror made of glass on which has been placed a backing of some reflecting substance, as quicksilver..
Observation :: Observation (n.) The result of an act, or of acts, of observing; view; reflection; conclusion; judgment..
Hastily :: Hastily (adv.) Without due reflection; precipitately; rashly.
Dark :: Dark (a.) Destitute, or partially destitute, of light; not receiving, reflecting, or radiating light; wholly or partially black, or of some deep shade of color; not light-colored; as, a dark room; a dark day; dark cloth; dark paint; a dark complexion..
Shining :: Shining (n.) Emission or reflection of light.
Lustre :: Lustre (n.) The appearance of the surface of a mineral as affected by, or dependent upon, peculiarities of its reflecting qualities..
Meditate :: Meditate (v. i.) To keep the mind in a state of contemplation; to dwell on anything in thought; to think seriously; to muse; to cogitate; to reflect.
Reflecting :: Reflecting (a.) Throwing back light, heat, etc., as a mirror or other surface..
Anacamptic :: Anacamptic (a.) Reflecting of reflected; as, an anacamptic sound (and echo)..
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