• (a.) Bending or flying back; reflected. • (a.) Reflecting; as, a reflectent body.
Re·flect'ent adjective [ Latin reflectens , present participle of reflectere . See Reflect .] 1. Bending or flying back; reflected. 'The ray descendent, and the ray reflectent flying with so great a speed.' Sir K. Digby. 2. Reflecting; as, a re...