reflection — Английский словарь

Существительное

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

   Употребление

   • исчисляемое
   • неисчисляемое

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

   Употребление

   • исчисляемое
   • неисчисляемое

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

   Употребление

   • исчисляемое
   • неисчисляемое

   Примеры

   The dog barked at his own reflection in the mirror.

   A body of black that carried no reflection.

4. Careful thought or consideration.

   Употребление

   • исчисляемое
   • неисчисляемое

   Примеры

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

   Другие примеры (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.

   Употребление

   • исчисляемое
   • неисчисляемое

   Примеры

   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.

   Употребление

   • исчисляемое
   • неисчисляемое
   • followed by on

   Примеры

   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.

   Употребление

   • исчисляемое
   • неисчисляемое

   Примеры

   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.

   Употребление

   • исчисляемое
   • неисчисляемое

Существительное

1. a calm, lengthy, intent consideration

   Синонимы

   contemplationreflexionruminationmusingthoughtfulness

   Более общие понятия

   consideration

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

   Синонимы

   reflexion

   Более общие понятия

   physical phenomenon

3. expression without words

   Синонимы

   expressionmanifestationreflexion

   Более общие понятия

   demonstrationdemo

   Примеры

   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

   Синонимы

   mirror imagereflexion

   Более общие понятия

   likenessalikenesssimilitude

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

   Синонимы

   reflexion

   Более общие понятия

   pictureimageiconikon

   Примеры

   he studied his reflection in the mirror

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

   Более общие понятия

   transformation

7. a remark expressing careful consideration

   Синонимы

   observationreflexion

   Более общие понятия

   remarkcommentinput

8. the ability to reflect beams or rays

   Синонимы

   reflexionreflectivity

   Более общие понятия

   physical property