Your reflection is what you see in the mirror. Other things that bounce back at you are also reflections light waves, sound waves, even your thoughts.
The act of reflecting, or turning or sending back, or the state of being reflected.
Noun
the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material); "he studied his reflection in the mirror"
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a likeness in which left and right are reversed
Noun
the ability to reflect beams or rays
Noun
a calm lengthy intent consideration
Noun
a remark expressing careful consideration
Noun
expression without words; "tears are an expression of grief"; "the pulse is a reflection of the heart''s condition"
Noun
the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface
Noun
(mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed
n.
The act of reflecting, or turning or sending back, or
the state of being reflected.
n.
The return of rays, beams, sound, or the like, from a
surface. See Angle of reflection, below.
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.
n.
Shining; brightness, as of the sun.
n.
That which is produced by reflection.
n.
An image given back from a reflecting surface; a
reflected counterpart.
n.
A part reflected, or turned back, at an angle; as, the
reflection of a membrane.
n.
Result of meditation; thought or opinion after
attentive consideration or contemplation; especially, thoughts
suggested by truth.
n.
Censure; reproach cast.
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.
Reflection
The eye sees not itself, But by reflection, by some other things.
By reflection, . . . I would be understood to mean, that notice which the mind takes of its own operations, and the manner of them, by reason whereof there come to be ideas of these operations in the understanding.
This delight grows and improves under thought and reflection.2.
As the sun water we can bear, Yet not the sun, but his reflection, there.
Job's reflections on his once flourishing estate did at the same time afflict and encourage him.4.
He died; and oh! may no reflection shed Its poisonous venom on the royal dead.5.
The act of reflecting, or turning or sending back, or the state of being reflected.
Usage Examples
Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.
Being black is not a matter of pigmentation - being black is a reflection of a mental attitude.
In a free society, government reflects the soul of its people. If people want change at the top, they will have to live in different ways. Our major social problems are not the cause of our decadence. They are a reflection of it.
It is quite an illusion to imagine that one adjusts to reality essentially without the use of language and that language is merely an incidental means of solving specific problems of communication or reflection.
It's cool to be a part of recovery. This is just who I am, this is what I write about, what I do, and most of my work has been a reflection of what I've been going through in one way or another.
Education begins the gentleman, but reading, good company and reflection must finish him.
'Pure experience' is the name I gave to the immediate flux of life which furnishes the material to our later reflection with its conceptual categories.
A little reflection will show us that every belief, even the simplest and most fundamental, goes beyond experience when regarded as a guide to our actions.
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Other Usage ExamplesEverything family does is reflection on the other people.
I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation and is but a reflection of human frailty.
A string of excited, fugitive, miscellaneous pleasures is not happiness happiness resides in imaginative reflection and judgment, when the picture of one's life, or of human life, as it truly has been or is, satisfies the will, and is gladly accepted.
Human intelligence is a reflection of the intelligence that produces everything. In knowing, we are simply extending the intelligence that comes to and constitutes us. We mimic the mind of God, so to speak. Or better, we continue and extend it.
Marriage is a reflection of your life in general: how you treat people, how you argue, how secure you are in your own thoughts. How vehemently do you argue your point of view? With what disdain do you view the other's point of view?
Bob Marley performed the 'One Love Peace' concert in Jamaica with the two different warring political sides. There's always been that in black music and culture in general. It's no surprise because black music is such a reflection of what's going on in black life. It's not unusual for hip-hop.
Irony is the gaiety of reflection and the joy of wisdom.
I don't turn to greeting cards for wisdom and advice, but they are a fine reflection of the general drift of the culture.
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