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Learn to pronounce re·flec·tion

/rəˈflekSH(ə)n/
noun
  1. the throwing back by a body or surface of light, heat, or sound without absorbing it.
    "the reflection of light"
    synonyms: sending back, throwing back, casting back, mirroring, backscattering
  2. serious thought or consideration.
    "he doesn't get much time for reflection"
    synonyms: thought, thinking, consideration, contemplation, study, deliberation, pondering, meditation, musing, rumination, cogitation, brooding, agonizing, cerebration
  3. the conceptual operation of inverting a system or event with respect to a plane, each element being transferred perpendicularly through the plane to a point the same distance the other side of it.

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Reflection

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Reflection is the change in direction of a wavefront at an interface between two different media so that the wavefront returns into the medium from which it originated. Common examples include the reflection of light, sound and water waves. Wikipedia
6 days ago · The meaning of REFLECTION is an instance of reflecting; especially : the return of light or sound waves from a surface.
a fixing of the thoughts on something; careful consideration. Synonyms: rumination, thinking, study, cogitation, deliberation, meditation.
REFLECTION meaning: 1. the image of something in a mirror or on any reflective surface: 2. the return of light, heat…. Learn more.
reflection from www.britannica.com
4 days ago · Reflection, abrupt change in the direction of propagation of a wave that strikes the boundary between different mediums.
Synonyms for REFLECTION: remark, comment, note, view, analysis, commentary, mind, exposition; Antonyms of REFLECTION: credit, honor, pride, glory, treasure, ...
reflection from en.wikipedia.org
A water reflection - meanings 2 and 3. reflection (countable and uncountable, plural reflections). The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.
reflection from www.vocabulary.com
Your reflection is what you see in the mirror. Other things that bounce back at you are also reflections — light waves, sound waves, even your thoughts.