reflection

1. n. The act of reflecting, or turning or sending back, or the state of being reflected. Source: opted

2. n. The return of rays, beams, sound, or the like, from a surface. See Angle of reflection, below. Source: opted

3. n. The reverting of the mind to that which has already occupied it; continued consideration; meditation; contemplation; hence, also, that operation or power of the mind by which it is conscious of its own acts or states; the capacity for judging rationally, especially in view of a moral rule or standard. Source: opted

4. n. Shining; brightness, as of the sun. Source: opted

5. n. That which is produced by reflection. Source: opted

6. n. An image given back from a reflecting surface; a reflected counterpart. Source: opted

7. n. A part reflected, or turned back, at an angle; as, the reflection of a membrane. Source: opted

8. n. Result of meditation; thought or opinion after attentive consideration or contemplation; especially, thoughts suggested by truth. Source: opted

9. n. Censure; reproach cast. Source: opted

10. n. The transference of an excitement from one nerve fiber to another by means of the nerve cells, as in reflex action. See Reflex action, under Reflex. Source: opted

11. n. a calm, lengthy, intent consideration Source: wordnet

12. n. the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface Source: wordnet

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