reflection — Dictionnaire anglais

Nom

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

   Usage

   • dénombrable
   • indénombrable

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

   Usage

   • dénombrable
   • indénombrable

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

   Usage

   • dénombrable
   • indénombrable

   Exemples

   The dog barked at his own reflection in the mirror.

   A body of black that carried no reflection.

4. Careful thought or consideration.

   Usage

   • dénombrable
   • indénombrable

   Exemples

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

   Plus d’exemples (1)

   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.

   Usage

   • dénombrable
   • indénombrable

   Exemples

   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.

   Usage

   • dénombrable
   • indénombrable
   • followed by on

   Exemples

   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.

   Usage

   • dénombrable
   • indénombrable

   Exemples

   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.

   Usage

   • dénombrable
   • indénombrable

Nom

1. a calm, lengthy, intent consideration

   Synonymes

   contemplationreflexionruminationmusingthoughtfulness

   Termes génériques

   consideration

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

   Synonymes

   reflexion

   Termes génériques

   physical phenomenon

3. expression without words

   Synonymes

   expressionmanifestationreflexion

   Termes génériques

   demonstrationdemo

   Exemples

   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

   Synonymes

   mirror imagereflexion

   Termes génériques

   likenessalikenesssimilitude

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

   Synonymes

   reflexion

   Termes génériques

   pictureimageiconikon

   Exemples

   he studied his reflection in the mirror

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

   Termes génériques

   transformation

7. a remark expressing careful consideration

   Synonymes

   observationreflexion

   Termes génériques

   remarkcommentinput

8. the ability to reflect beams or rays

   Synonymes

   reflexionreflectivity

   Termes génériques

   physical property