Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Cast or thrown back: as reflected light.
- In anatomy, turned back upon itself. See
reflection , 10. - In entomology, turned upward or back: as, a reflected margin.
- In heraldry, same as
reflexed , 3.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Thrown back after striking a surface
- adjective Hence: Not one's own; received from another.
- adjective Bent backward or outward; reflexed.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
reflect . - adjective bent or sent back (especially of incident sound or light)
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective (especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back
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Examples
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“The name reflected the scale of what we were doing,” Brin explained a few years later.
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“The name reflected the scale of what we were doing,” Brin explained a few years later.
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Nick Craggs, Adidas's UK marketing director, said: "The London 2012 Games are becoming synonymous with the East End of London and it was important to us that the name reflected this strong heritage – 'The Albert' creates mass appeal to the British public as well as creating global intrigue."
Would you Adam and Eve it? The Olympic football is to be called Albert
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Their name reflected this duality: they were by definition half in and half out, with the constant chance that they would fall completely out and the constant hope of returning to be completely in.
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Their name reflected this duality: they were by definition half in and half out, with the constant chance that they would fall completely out and the constant hope of returning to be completely in.
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In part, acceptance of the term reflected Confucius 'supposed distaste for coercive force as opposed to the softer power of ethical examples and the allegedly irresistible efficacy of moral suasion.
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Still, as Swenson went back to the bridge, his expression reflected deep anxiety.
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Still, as Swenson went back to the bridge, his expression reflected deep anxiety.
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Her expression reflected an odd mixture of emotions tenderness, amusement, and frustration, all at once.
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The phrase reflected the fears of activists and Egypt's new crop of political parties about how the transition to democracy is being managed by a military council led by Mubarak's longtime defense minister.
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