Look up: reflection

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   Reflection
   The deflection or bouncing of electromagnetic waves when they encounter a surface.
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   Reflection
   deflection of a light beam at the interface between two media.
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   Reflection
   The process by which the energy of the wave is returned SEAWARD.
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   reflection
   [Noun] A mirror image. A sign or an effect of a particular situation.
   Example: High unemployment is a reflection of an economy in trouble.
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   reflection
   [n] - (mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed 2. [n] - the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface 3. [n] - the ability to reflect beams or rays 4. [n] - the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material)
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   Reflection
   All waves can be reflected from an obstacle - for example, water waves can reflect off a harbour wall and light waves can reflect off a mirror. The law of reflection is very simple
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   Reflection
   If waves are incident upon a reflecting surface (e.g. mirror, harbour wall, etc.) they will obey the law of reflection which states:angle of incidence = angle of reflection, where the angles are measured from the surface normal.Specular ReflectionWhen the energy is scattered in only one direction, where the angle of incidence equals the angle of re...
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   Reflection
   deflection of a light beam at the interface between two media.
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   reflection
   the turning back of a beam of radiation by a polished surface which it does not penetrate Category: Physics • the return of radiation by a surface without change of frequency of the monochromatic components of which the radiation is composed Category: Electrical engineering and energy • 2)the casting of the mind over past thoughts in the light of some present situation C...
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    Reflection
    Definition (keystage 2) A way of transforming a shape in the same way that a mirror does. <br /> The reflection of a shape in a mirror line is an identical shape which has been flipped over. <br /> When an object is placed a certain distance in front of a mirror, its image in the mirror appears the same distance away from edge of the mi ...
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    Reflection
    Re·flec'tion noun [ Latin reflexio : confer French réflexion . See Riflect .] [ Written also reflexion .] 1. The act of reflecting, or turning or sending back, or the state of being reflected. Specifically: (a) The return of rays, beams, sound, or the like, from a surface. See Angle of reflection , below. « The eye sees not itself, But by
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    reflection
    1. The act of reflecting, or turning or sending back, or the state of being reflected. Specifically: The return of rays, beams, sound, or the like, from a surface. See Angle of reflection, below. 'The eye sees not itself, But by reflection, by some other things.' (Shak) ... The reverting of the mind to that which has already occupied it; continued c ...
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    reflection
    reflexion 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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    reflection
    reflexion noun the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface
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    reflection
    noun (mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed
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    reflection
    noun the ability to reflect beams or rays
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    Reflection
    `Reflection` or `reflexion` may refer to: *Reflection (physics), a wave phenomenon commonly observed in mirrors. **Reflection (electrical), reflected voltage in an electrical signal due to an impedance change * Introspection, contemplation on one-self (opposite of extrospection) *Human self-reflection, the process of thoughtful meditation or rumination *Reflection (mathematics), a transformation of a space **Reflection group, a group generated by...
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    reflection
    (re-flek´shәn) a turning or bending back. the folds produced when a membrane passes over the surface of an organ and then passes back to the body wall that it lines. the turning back of a ray of light, sound, or heat when it strikes a surface it does not penetrate. a communicati...
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    Reflection
    • (n.) The act of reflecting, or turning or sending back, or the state of being reflected. • (n.) Shining; brightness, as of the sun. • (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 ...
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    reflection
    (from the article `symmetry`) ...elements of symmetry; i.e., changes in the orientation of the arrangement of atoms seem to leave the atoms unmoved. One such element of symmetry ...
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    reflection
    (from the article `mind, philosophy of`) ...of predictions, the construction of experiments, inductive confirmation, the inventing and testing of contingent generalizations, theories, and ... ...a special way of knowing certain events, specifically by introspection. This is called the `privileged access` view. John Locke, cont...
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    reflection
    abrupt change in the direction of propagation of a wave that strikes the boundary between different mediums. At least part of the oncoming wave ... [18 related articles]
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    reflection
    reflection, reflexion 1. The image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material). 2. A fixing of thoughts on something; careful consideration. 3. A thought occurring in consideration or meditation. 4. An unfavorable remark or observation. 5. The return of light, heat, sound, etc., after striking a surface. 6. In anatomy, the bending or fol...
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    Reflection
    Process of returning sound or light waves back to their source.
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    reflection
    
    1. a calm lengthy intent consideration
    2. the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface
    3. expression without words
    4. a likeness in which left and right are reversed
    5. a remark expressing careful consideration
    
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