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retroreflective

Definitions

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  • adjective Tending to reflect light back to its source with a minimum scattering of light.

Etymologies

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retro- +‎ reflective

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Examples

  • The new federally required "retroreflective" guard uniforms cost the tiny Demarest Police Department more than $2,000.

    Latest News 2009

  • The new federally required "retroreflective" guard uniforms cost the tiny Demarest Police Department more than $2,000.

    Latest News 2009

  • The new federally required "retroreflective" guard uniforms cost the tiny Demarest Police Department more than $2,000.

    Latest News 2009

  • "retroreflective" sheeting is a more effective innovation.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2010

  • "retroreflective" sheeting is a more effective innovation.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2010

  • It uses an infrared security camera modified with a IR long-pass filter and retroreflective tape to track the tumbleweed.

    Boing Boing: April 8, 2007 - April 14, 2007 Archives 2007

  • Meanwhile, the Georgia Tech system essentially exploits the retroreflective property of digital camera lenses, says the story.

    System ‘blinds’ digi-cams 2005

  • Meanwhile, the Georgia Tech system essentially exploits the retroreflective property of digital camera lenses, says the story.

    System ‘blinds’ digi-cams 2005

  • "For those motorists, truck and bus drivers who travel the roads at night, these retroreflective measures must be the most obvious brilliant steps forward in road safety they have seen for years,"

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2001

  • The concept is similar to that of a polarised retroreflective sensor; if the sensor cannot see the background (reflector), the output switches on - indicating that the target object is present.

    Manufacturingtalk - manufacturing industry news 2010

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