Tra từ reflection - Từ điển WordNet v3.1

noun

1. a calm, lengthy, intent consideration (Freq. 8)
• Syn:
contemplation, reflexion, rumination, musing, thoughtfulness
• Derivationally related forms:
thoughtful (for: thoughtfulness), muse (for: musing), ruminate (for: rumination), contemplate (for: contemplation)
• Hypernyms:
consideration
• Hyponyms:
cogitation, study, meditation, speculation, introspection,
self-contemplation, self-examination, retrospect
2. the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface (Freq. 4)
• Syn:
reflexion
• Hypernyms:
physical phenomenon
• Hyponyms:
flare, interreflection, virtual image, zodiacal light
3. expression without words (Freq. 4)
- tears are an expression of grief
- the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition
• Syn:
expression, manifestation, reflexion
• Derivationally related forms:
manifest (for: manifestation)
• Hypernyms:
demonstration, demo
• Hyponyms:
lamentation, mourning, act, effusion, gush,
outburst, blowup, ebullition
4. a likeness in which left and right are reversed (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
mirror image, reflexion
• Hypernyms:
likeness, alikeness, similitude
5. the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material) (Freq. 2)
- he studied his reflection in the mirror
• Syn:
reflexion
• Hypernyms:
picture, image, icon, ikon
6. (mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed
• Topics:
mathematics, math, maths
• Hypernyms:
transformation
7. a remark expressing careful consideration
• Syn:
observation, reflexion
• Derivationally related forms:
observe (for: observation)
• Hypernyms:
remark, comment, input
• Instance Hyponyms:
Parkinson's law
8. the ability to reflect beams or rays
• Syn:
reflexion, reflectivity
• Derivationally related forms:
reflective (for: reflectivity)
• Hypernyms:
physical property
• Hyponyms:
echo, reverberation, sound reflection, replication