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Meaning
Noun
●
An
automatic
response
to a
simple
stimulus
which does not
require
mental
processing.
●
In Linguistics:
The
descendant
of an
earlier
language
element
, such as a
word
or
phoneme
, in a
daughter
language.
●
In Linguistics:
The
ancestor
word
corresponding
to a descendant.
●
The
descendant
of anything from an
earlier
time, such as a
cultural
myth.
●
In Photography:
Reflection or an
image
produced
by
reflection
. The
light
reflected
from an
illuminated
surface
to one in shade.
Adj
●
Bent,
turned back
or reflected.
●
Produced
automatically
by a stimulus.
●
In Geometry:
Having
greater than
180
degrees
but
less than
360
degrees
.
●
In Painting:
Illuminated by
light
reflected
from another part of the same picture.
Verb
●
To
bend
back or
turn back
over itself.
●
To
reflect
(light,
sight
, etc.).
●
To
reflect
or
mirror
(an
object
), to show the
image
of.
●
To
cast
(beams of
light
) on something.
●
To
respond
to a stimulus.
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Origin
reflex
English
reflexus
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Antonyms
Etymon
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