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Friday, 19 April 2013

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Reflection definition:
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re·flec·tion

[ri-flek-shuhn] Show IPA
noun
1.
the act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.
2.
an image; representation; counterpart.
3.
a fixing of the thoughts on something; careful consideration.
4.
a thought occurring in consideration or meditation.
5.
an unfavorable remark or observation.

6.
the casting of some imputation or reproach.
7.
Physics, Optics.
a.
the return of light, heat, sound, etc., after striking a surface.
b.
something so reflected, as heat or especially light.
8.
Mathematics .
a.
(in a plane) the replacement of each point on one side of a line by the point symmetrically placed on the other side of the line.
b.
(in space) the replacement of each point on one side of a plane by the symmetric point on the other side of the plane.
9.
Anatomy . the bending or folding back of a part upon itself.

Also, especially British, reflexion.


  diffraction, diffusion, reflection, rarefaction, refraction.


3. meditation, rumination, deliberation, cogitation, study, thinking. 5. imputation, aspersion, reproach, criticism.

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Reflectionis always a great word to know.
So is floating rib. Does it mean:

the enclosure formed by the ribs and their connecting bones

one member of the two lowest pairs of ribs, which are attached neither to the sternum nor to the cartilages of other ribs.




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World English Dictionary
reflection or reflexion (rɪˈflɛkʃən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
n
1. the act of reflecting or the state of being reflected
2. something reflected or the image so produced, as by a mirror
3. careful or long consideration or thought
4. implicit or explicit attribution of discredit or blame
5. maths a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed or which changes the sign of one of the variables
6. anatomy the bending back of a structure or part upon itself