Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Throwing back light, heat, etc., as a mirror or other polished surface.
- Given to reflection; thoughtful; meditative; provident: as, a reflecting mind.
- An instrument in which a slow-moving bubble is viewed by reflection, so that the image of the middle of it can he seen by the side of the direct image of a distant object. Such are Abney's and Locke's levels, used by topographers. See
Locke lavel , under level.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Throwing back light, heat, etc., as a mirror or other surface.
- adjective Given to reflection or serious consideration; reflective; contemplative.
- adjective an astronomical instrument for measuring angless, like the sextant or Hadley's quadrant, by the reflection of light from two plane mirrors which it carries, and differing from the sextant chiefly in having an entire circle.
- adjective a galvanometer in which the deflections of the needle are read by means of a mirror attached to it, which reflects a ray of light or the image of a scale; -- called also
mirror galvanometer . - adjective See under
Goniometer . - adjective See under
Telescope .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
reflect . - noun An instance of
reflecting - adjective That reflects.
- adjective That utilizes
reflection .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective causing reflection or having a device that reflects
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Examples
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The great _100-inch reflector_ of the Mount Wilson reflecting telescope -- the largest _reflecting_ instrument in the world -- weighs nearly 9,000 pounds and the moving parts of the telescope weigh about
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He fell silent, gazing at his destroyed bus, his expression reflecting betrayal and mourning.
The Burning Wire Jeffery Deaver 2010
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Colombina picked herself up, her expression reflecting a blend of dignity and contempt.
The Poet Prince KATHLEEN MCGOWAN 2010
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He fell silent, gazing at his destroyed bus, his expression reflecting betrayal and mourning.
The Burning Wire Jeffery Deaver 2010
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For the second consecutive year, we had been given a tag reflecting the ultimate crime, the sin of all sins.
Street Judge 2008
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For the second consecutive year, we had been given a tag reflecting the ultimate crime, the sin of all sins.
Street Judge 2008
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For the second consecutive year, we had been given a tag reflecting the ultimate crime, the sin of all sins.
Street Judge 2008
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President Bush announces that he will now be assistant to the president, deputy chief of staff and a senior adviser, the title reflecting influence over both politics and policy.
Hullabaloo 2006
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His album Lucky Boy 2006 - the title reflecting his characteristic positivity - was the label's first LP release, though Mehdi's own career had begun a decade and half earlier.
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The groups that sparked the 18-day revolt leading to Mubarak's downfall called the massive gathering the "Friday of Victory and Continuation," a name reflecting both their pride in forcing a change in national leadership and their worries about the future.
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