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Reflectent
- - Bending or flying back; reflected.
Reflecting
- verb - be bright by reflecting or casting light; "Drive carefully--the wet road reflects"
- causing reflection or having a device that reflects; "a reflecting microscope"
- give evidence of a certain behavior; "His lack of interest in the project reflects badly on him"
- give evidence of the quality of; "The mess in his dorm room reflects on the student"
- manifest or bring back; "This action reflects his true beliefs"
- reflect deeply on a subject;
- show an image of; "her sunglasses reflected his image"
- Thinking
- to throw or bend back (from a surface); "Sound is reflected well in this auditorium"
Reflection
- noun - (mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed
- a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
- a likeness in which left and right are reversed
- a remark expressing careful consideration
- expression without words; "tears are an expression of grief"; "the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition"
- the ability to reflect beams or rays
- the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material); "he studied his reflection in the mirror"
- the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface
Reflective
- adjective - capable of physically reflecting light or sound; "a reflective surface"
- deeply or seriously thoughtful; "Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man";
- devoted to matters of the mind; "the reflective type"
Reflectors
- noun - device that reflects radiation
- optical telescope consisting of a large concave mirror that produces an image that is magnified by the eyepiece; "Isaac Newton invented the reflecting telescope in 1668"
Refractile
- adjective - of or relating to or capable of refraction; "the refractive characteristics of the eye"
Refracting
- verb - determine the refracting power of (a lens)
- subject to refraction; "refract a light beam"
Refraction
- noun - the amount by which a propagating wave is bent
- the change in direction of a propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another
Refractive
- adjective - capable of changing the direction (of a light or sound wave)
- of or relating to or capable of refraction; "the refractive characteristics of the eye"
Refractory
- adjective - lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace
- not responding to treatment; "a stubborn infection"; "a refractory case of acne"; "stubborn rust stains"
- rebellious
- stubborn
- stubbornly resistant to authority or control; "a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness"; "a refractory child"
- temporarily unresponsive or not fully responsive to nervous or sexual stimuli; "the refractory period of a muscle fiber"