Definitions
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- adjective not capable of total reflection of light; not polished or shiny.
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- adjective Not
reflecting .
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- adjective not capable of physical reflection
Etymologies
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Examples
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Her 'nonreflecting' paint was overdue for renewal, and K. 15 could see her clearly.
Of Time and Stars Clarke, Arthur C. 1972
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So the glossy cars, for example, are set off by an austere, nonreflecting background of matte concrete.
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The sky grew black, not as night, but like a flat, nonreflecting surface.
Sign of the Unicorn Zelazny, Roger 1975
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The infra-red ray which has been developed by LeCroix from the experiments of the Italian scientist Ulivi causes, when concentrated by an apparatus perfected by LeCroix, an instantaneous combustion of nonreflecting surfaces.
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The patient put his phantom limb on the nonreflecting side of the mirror and his normal arm on the reflecting side of the mirror.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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3. In all cultures and subcultures, a sizable percentage of nonreflecting individuals mindlessly follow the Herd, aping its dress, speech, mannerisms and values, whatever their content, equating status with conformity.
Cultural and Personal Damage Steven Barnes 2009
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