reflection — Englisches Wörterbuch

Substantiv

1. The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.

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2. The property of a propagated wave being thrown back from a surface (such as a mirror).

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3. Something, such as an image, that is reflected.

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   Beispiele

   The dog barked at his own reflection in the mirror.

   A body of black that carried no reflection.

4. Careful thought or consideration.

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   After careful reflection, I have decided not to vote for that proposition.

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   But Richmond, his grandfather's darling, after one thoughtful glance cast under his lashes at that uncompromising countenance appeared to lose himself in his own reflections.

5. A representative manifestation or outcome of a condition, trend or trait.

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   Our recent results are a reflection of the progress we've made as a team.

   Zuckerberg said last month that the name change was a reflection of how much Facebook had evolved.

6. A representative manifestation or outcome of a condition, trend or trait. Used to make an implied criticism.

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   It is a reflection on his character that he never came back to see them.

7. The process or mechanism of determining the capabilities of an object at run-time.

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   DynamicMBeanFacade uses Java's reflection API to introspect the managed resource and discover data type information for attributes.

8. The folding of a part; a fold.

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Substantiv

1. a calm, lengthy, intent consideration

   Synonyme

   contemplationreflexionruminationmusingthoughtfulness

   Oberbegriffe

   consideration

2. the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface

   Synonyme

   reflexion

   Oberbegriffe

   physical phenomenon

3. expression without words

   Synonyme

   expressionmanifestationreflexion

   Oberbegriffe

   demonstrationdemo

   Beispiele

   tears are an expression of grief

   the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition

4. a likeness in which left and right are reversed

   Synonyme

   mirror imagereflexion

   Oberbegriffe

   likenessalikenesssimilitude

5. the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material)

   Synonyme

   reflexion

   Oberbegriffe

   pictureimageiconikon

   Beispiele

   he studied his reflection in the mirror

6. (mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed

   Oberbegriffe

   transformation

7. a remark expressing careful consideration

   Synonyme

   observationreflexion

   Oberbegriffe

   remarkcommentinput

8. the ability to reflect beams or rays

   Synonyme

   reflexionreflectivity

   Oberbegriffe

   physical property