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reflection
Overview of noun reflection
The noun reflection has 8 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (8) contemplation, reflection, reflexion, rumination, musing, thoughtfulness -- (a calm lengthy intent consideration)
2. (7) reflection, reflexion -- (the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface)
3. (4) expression, manifestation, reflection, reflexion -- (expression without words; "tears are an expression of grief"; "the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition")
4. (3) reflection, reflexion -- (the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material); "he studied his reflection in the mirror")
5. (2) mirror image, reflection, reflexion -- (a likeness in which left and right are reversed)
6. reflection -- ((mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed)
7. observation, reflection, reflexion -- (a remark expressing careful consideration)
8. reflection, reflexion, reflectivity -- (the ability to reflect beams or rays)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun reflection
8 senses of reflection
Sense 1
contemplation, reflection, reflexion, rumination, musing, thoughtfulness
=> consideration
=> thinking, thought, thought process, cerebration, intellection, mentation
=> higher cognitive process
=> process, cognitive process, mental process, operation, cognitive operation
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
reflection, reflexion
=> physical phenomenon
=> natural phenomenon
=> phenomenon
=> process, physical process
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 3
expression, manifestation, reflection, reflexion
=> demonstration, demo
=> visual communication
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
reflection, reflexion
=> picture, image, icon, ikon
=> representation
=> creation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 5
mirror image, reflection, reflexion
=> likeness, alikeness, similitude
=> similarity
=> sameness
=> quality
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 6
reflection
=> transformation
=> function, mathematical function
=> mathematical relation
=> relation
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 7
observation, reflection, reflexion
=> remark, comment
=> statement
=> message, content, subject matter, substance
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 8
reflection, reflexion, reflectivity
=> physical property
=> property
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun reflection
5 of 8 senses of reflection
Sense 1
contemplation, reflection, reflexion, rumination, musing, thoughtfulness
=> cogitation, study
=> meditation, speculation
=> meditation
=> introspection, self-contemplation, self-examination
=> omphaloskepsis
=> retrospect
Sense 2
reflection, reflexion
=> flare
=> interreflection
=> virtual image
=> zodiacal light
Sense 3
expression, manifestation, reflection, reflexion
=> lamentation, mourning
=> act
=> effusion, gush, outburst, blowup, ebullition
Sense 7
observation, reflection, reflexion
HAS INSTANCE=> Parkinson's law
HAS INSTANCE=> Parkinson's law
Sense 8
reflection, reflexion, reflectivity
=> echo, reverberation, sound reflection, replication
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun reflection
8 senses of reflection
Sense 1
contemplation, reflection, reflexion, rumination, musing, thoughtfulness
=> consideration
Sense 2
reflection, reflexion
=> physical phenomenon
Sense 3
expression, manifestation, reflection, reflexion
=> demonstration, demo
Sense 4
reflection, reflexion
=> picture, image, icon, ikon
Sense 5
mirror image, reflection, reflexion
=> likeness, alikeness, similitude
Sense 6
reflection
=> transformation
Sense 7
observation, reflection, reflexion
=> remark, comment
Sense 8
reflection, reflexion, reflectivity
=> physical property
Antonyms of noun reflection
Member Holonyms of noun reflection
Substance Holonyms of noun reflection
Part Holonyms of noun reflection
Member Meronyms of noun reflection
Substance Meronyms of noun reflection
Part Meronyms of noun reflection
Meronyms of noun reflection
Holonyms of noun reflection
Attributes of noun reflection
Derived Forms of noun reflection
Domain of noun reflection
1 of 8 senses of reflection
Sense 6
reflection
TOPIC>(noun) mathematics#1, math#1, maths#1
Domain Terms of noun reflection
Familiarity of noun reflection
reflection used as a noun is common (polysemy count =8)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun reflection
8 senses of reflection
Sense 1
contemplation, reflection, reflexion, rumination, musing, thoughtfulness
> consideration
=> deliberation, weighing, advisement
=> exploration
=> contemplation, reflection, reflexion, rumination, musing, thoughtfulness
Sense 2
reflection, reflexion
> physical phenomenon
=> acoustic phenomenon
=> atmospheric phenomenon
=> boundary layer
=> chaos
=> cloud
=> decalescence
=> electrical phenomenon
=> electricity
=> energy
=> power
=> event
=> field, field of force, force field
=> force
=> hysteresis
=> resonance
=> mechanical phenomenon
=> opacity
=> optical phenomenon
=> pressure, pressure level, force per unit area
=> reflection, reflexion
=> refraction
=> resolving power, resolution
=> resolution
=> conduction, conductivity
=> propagation
=> interaction, fundamental interaction
=> surface tension
=> syzygy
=> transparency, transparence
=> turbulence, turbulency
=> chop
=> flotation, floatation
Sense 3
expression, manifestation, reflection, reflexion
> demonstration, demo
=> display, show
=> expression, manifestation, reflection, reflexion
=> exemplification, illustration
Sense 4
reflection, reflexion
> picture, image, icon, ikon
=> bitmap, electronic image
=> chiaroscuro
=> collage, montage
=> foil, transparency
=> graphic, computer graphic
=> iconography
=> inset
=> likeness, semblance
=> panorama, cyclorama, diorama
=> photograph, photo, exposure, pic
=> reflection, reflexion
=> scan, CAT scan
=> sonogram, echogram
Sense 5
mirror image, reflection, reflexion
> likeness, alikeness, similitude
=> comparison, compare, equivalence, comparability
=> mirror image, reflection, reflexion
=> naturalness
=> resemblance
=> spitting image
Sense 6
reflection
> transformation
=> reflection
=> rotation
=> translation
=> affine transformation
Sense 7
observation, reflection, reflexion
> remark, comment
=> ad-lib
=> courtesy
=> gambit, ploy
=> obiter dictum, passing comment
=> mention, reference
=> observation, reflection, reflexion
=> rib
=> wisecrack, crack, sally, quip
=> shot, shaft, slam, dig, barb, jibe, gibe
=> conversation stopper, stopper
=> platitude, cliche, banality, commonplace, bromide
=> zinger
Sense 8
reflection, reflexion, reflectivity
> physical property
=> absorptivity, absorption factor
=> dissolubility, solubleness
=> drippiness
=> reflection, reflexion, reflectivity
=> deflection, deflexion, bending
=> temperature
=> heat content, total heat, enthalpy, H
=> randomness, entropy, S
=> perceptibility
=> invisibility, invisibleness
=> luminosity, brightness, brightness level, luminance, luminousness, light
=> inaudibility, inaudibleness
=> imperceptibility
=> reluctivity
=> sensitivity, sensitiveness
=> magnetization, magnetisation
=> elasticity, snap
=> malleability, plasticity
=> inelasticity
=> unmalleability
=> mass
=> weight
=> momentum
=> fugacity
=> length
Meronyms of noun reflection
8 senses of reflection
Sense 3
expression, manifestation, reflection, reflexion
=> demonstration, demo
=> visual communication
HAS PART: visual signal
Sense 4
reflection, reflexion
=> picture, image, icon, ikon
=> representation
=> creation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun reflection
Grep of noun reflection
angle of reflection
coefficient of reflection
interreflection
reflection
reflection factor
sound reflection
space-reflection symmetry
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