Definitions for reflectionrɪˈflɛk ʃən

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. contemplation, reflection, reflexion, rumination, musing, thoughtfulness(noun)

    a calm, lengthy, intent consideration

  2. reflection, reflexion(noun)


  3. expression, manifestation, reflection, reflexion(noun)

    expression without words


  4. mirror image, reflection, reflexion(noun)

    a likeness in which left and right are reversed

  5. reflection, reflexion(noun)


    "he studied his reflection in the mirror"

  6. reflection(noun)


  7. observation, reflection, reflexion(noun)

    a remark expressing careful consideration

  8. reflection, reflexion, reflectivity(noun)

    the ability to reflect beams or rays


  1. reflection(Noun)

    The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.

  2. reflection(Noun)


  3. reflection(Noun)

    Something, such as an image, that is reflected.

    The dog barked at his own reflection in the mirror.

  4. reflection(Noun)

    Careful thought or consideration.


  5. reflection(Noun)

    An implied criticism.


  6. reflection(Noun)


  7. Origin: From reflexion, reflection, and its source reflexio, from the participle stem of reflectere. The current spelling is influenced by reflect.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Reflection(noun)

    the act of reflecting, or turning or sending back, or the state of being reflected

  2. Reflection(noun)

    the return of rays, beams, sound, or the like, from a surface. See Angle of reflection, below

  3. Reflection(noun)


  4. Reflection(noun)

    shining; brightness, as of the sun

  5. Reflection(noun)

    that which is produced by reflection

  6. Reflection(noun)

    an image given back from a reflecting surface; a reflected counterpart

  7. Reflection(noun)


  8. Reflection(noun)


  9. Reflection(noun)

    censure; reproach cast

  10. Reflection(noun)



  1. Reflection

    In computer science, reflection is the ability of a computer program to examine and modify the structure and behavior of an object at runtime. Reflection is most commonly used in high-level virtual machine programming languages like Smalltalk and scripting languages and also in manifestly typed or statically typed programming languages such as Java, ML, Haskell, C# and Scala.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'reflection' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4464

  2. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'reflection' in Nouns Frequency: #1563

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