reflection — Dizionario inglese

Sostantivo

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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   Esempi

   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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   Esempi

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

   Altri esempi (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.

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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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   • followed by on

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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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Sostantivo

1. a calm, lengthy, intent consideration

   Sinonimi

   contemplationreflexionruminationmusingthoughtfulness

   Termini più generali

   consideration

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

   Sinonimi

   reflexion

   Termini più generali

   physical phenomenon

3. expression without words

   Sinonimi

   expressionmanifestationreflexion

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   demonstrationdemo

   Esempi

   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

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   mirror imagereflexion

   Termini più generali

   likenessalikenesssimilitude

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

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   reflexion

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   pictureimageiconikon

   Esempi

   he studied his reflection in the mirror

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

   Termini più generali

   transformation

7. a remark expressing careful consideration

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   observationreflexion

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   remarkcommentinput

8. the ability to reflect beams or rays

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   reflexionreflectivity

   Termini più generali

   physical property