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- pronunciation:
- rih
flek
sh
 n
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of reflecting or state of being reflected.
When we see colors, we see the reflection of light by objects.- similar words:
- image
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| definition 2: |
heat, light, or an image that bounces off an object or surface.
We looked at our reflections in the lake.
- synonyms:
- image
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| definition 3: |
the process of deep or serious thinking, or a particular thought that results from this process.
Upon careful reflection, I have decided not to go.His book is filled with interesting reflections on how computers have changed people. |
| related words: |
double, echo, thought |
| derivations: |
reflectional (adj.), reflectionless (adj.) |
The word reflection
contains the following parts:
re-
Latin
prefix
that means again; back or back again
  More about this word part:
The prefix re-
occurs in verbs that are Latin loanwords, where it can mean "again" (revise
) or "back again" (reflect
). It also attaches to English verbs (replay, rewind) with both meanings. Any verb can be prefixed by "re-
" to indicate that an action is repeated. No hyphen is necessary unless the word formed is identical to an existing word (re-sign the document, but resign
from a job).
Example words:
re-cover, react, reappear, rebuild, recall, recede, record, recover, reflect, reflection, remove, renew, repay, report, reporter, reservation, resign, resignation, respect, reverse, review, revise, revive, revolve, revolution, rebel
flect, flex
Latin
root
that means bend
Example words:
-ion
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means the act, process, or result of
More about this word part:
The suffix -ion
attaches to bases that are Latin verb stems ending in s or t.
Example words:
action, addiction, addition, admission, adoption, affection, affliction, aggression, ambition, attention, audition, commission, commissioner, compassion, conclusion, condition, confusion, construction, direction, dictionary, expedition, fusion, illusion, incision, interaction, mission, nation, passion, passionate, permission, prediction, prescription, question, reaction, reflection, revolution, satisfaction, section, session, solution, television, transaction
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