reflection (redirected from specular microscope)

re·flec·tion  (r-flkshn)

n.

1. The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.

2. Something, such as light, radiant heat, sound, or an image, that is reflected.

3.

a. Mental concentration; careful consideration.

b. A thought or an opinion resulting from such consideration.

4. An indirect expression of censure or discredit: a reflection on his integrity.

5. A manifestation or result: Her achievements are a reflection of her courage.

6. Anatomy

a. The folding of a membrane from the wall of a cavity over an organ and back to the wall.

b. The folds so made.

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re·flection·al adj.

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reflection less commonly, reflexion [rɪˈflɛkʃən]

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. (Mathematics) Maths a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed or which changes the sign of one of the variables

6. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy the bending back of a structure or part upon itself

reflectional , reflexional adj

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reflection  (r-flkshn)

1. The change in direction of a wave, such as a light or sound wave, away from a boundary the wave encounters. Reflected waves remain in their original medium rather than entering the medium they encounter. According to the law of reflection, the angle of reflection of a reflected wave is equal to its angle of incidence. Compare refraction. See more at wave.

2. Something, such as sound, light, or heat, that is reflected.

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reflection

• epiphonema - An exclamatory sentence or reflection summing up a discourse.
• rainbow - Comes from Old Norse regnbogi (becoming Old English renboga, ren, "rain," and boga, "bend, bow") and is a bow or arch of the colors of the prism that is formed in the sky opposite to the sun by the reflection, double refraction, and dispersion of the sun's rays in falling drops of rain.
• sheet lightning - Appears as a broad sheetlike illumination of parts of a thundercloud, caused by the reflection of a lightning flash.

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Energy diverted back from the interface of two media. The reflection may be specular (i.e. direct) or diffuse according to the nature of the contact surfaces.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	reflection - a calm, lengthy, intent consideration musing, rumination, thoughtfulness, contemplation, reflexion cogitation, study - attentive consideration and meditation; "after much cogitation he rejected the offer" consideration - the process of giving careful thought to something meditation, speculation - continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature; "the habit of meditation is the basis for all real knowledge" meditation - (religion) contemplation of spiritual matters (usually on religious or philosophical subjects) introspection, self-contemplation, self-examination - the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct retrospect - contemplation of things past; "in retrospect"
	2.	reflection - the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface reflexion physical phenomenon - a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy flare - am unwanted reflection in an optical system (or the fogging of an image that is caused by such a reflection) interreflection - reciprocal reflection between two reflecting surfaces; "there was interreflection between the two surfaces of the lens" virtual image - a reflected optical image (as seen in a plane mirror) zodiacal light - a luminous tract in the sky; a reflection of sunlight from cosmic dust in the plane of the ecliptic; visible just before sunrise and just after sunset
	3.	reflection - expression without words; "tears are an expression of grief"; "the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition" expression, reflexion, manifestation lamentation, mourning - the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief demo, demonstration - a visual presentation showing how something works; "the lecture was accompanied by dramatic demonstrations"; "the lecturer shot off a pistol as a demonstration of the startle response" act - a manifestation of insincerity; "he put on quite an act for her benefit" ebullition, effusion, outburst, blowup, gush - an unrestrained expression of emotion
	4.	reflection - a likeness in which left and right are reversed mirror image, reflexion alikeness, likeness, similitude - similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things; "man created God in his own likeness"
	5.	reflection - the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material); "he studied his reflection in the mirror" reflexion ikon, picture, icon, image - a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface; "they showed us the pictures of their wedding"; "a movie is a series of images projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them"
	6.	reflection - (mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement transformation - (mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system
	7.	reflection - a remark expressing careful consideration observation, reflexion comment, remark, input - a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information; "from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account"
	8.	reflection - the ability to reflect beams or rays reflectivity, reflexion physical property - any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions echo, reverberation, sound reflection, replication - the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves; "she could hear echoes of her own footsteps" echo - a reflected television or radio or radar beam

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reflection

noun

1. image, echo, counterpart, likeness, mirror image Meg stared at her reflection in the mirror.

2. sending back, mirroring, throwing back, casting back the reflection of a beam of light off a mirror

3. indication, evidence, display, demonstration, proof, manifestation, attestation a reflection of a person's experiences as a child

4. criticism, censure, slur, reproach, imputation, derogation, aspersion Infection with head lice is no reflection on personal hygiene.

5. consideration, thinking, pondering, deliberation, thought, idea, view, study, opinion, impression, observation, musing, meditation, contemplation, rumination, perusal, cogitation, cerebration After days of reflection she decided to write back.

plural noun

thoughts, feeling, idea, view, opinion, belief, impression, viewpoint a series of reflections on death

Translations

reflection [rɪˈflekʃən] N

1. [of light] (= act) → reflexión f; (= image) → reflejo m
the reflection of the light in the mirror → el reflejo de la luz en el espejo
a pale reflection of former glories → un ligero reflejo de glorias pasadas
to see one's reflection in a shop window → verse reflejado en un escaparate

2. (= thought) → meditación f, reflexión f
on reflection → pensándolo bien
without due reflection → sin pensarlo lo suficiente
mature reflection suggests that → una meditación más profunda indica que ...

3. (= aspersion, doubt) → tacha f, descrédito m
this is no reflection on your work → esto no significa crítica alguna a su trabajo
this is no reflection on your honesty → esto no dice nada en contra de su honradez, esto no es ningún reproche a su honradez
to cast reflections on sb → reprochar a algn

4. (= idea) → pensamiento m, idea f
"Reflections on Ortega" → "Meditaciones sobre Ortega"

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reflection [rɪˈflɛkʃ^ən]

n

(= thought) → réflexion f
on reflection → réflexion faite

(= image) (in mirror) → reflet m

[reality, situation, attitude] → reflet m

[heat, light] → réflexion f

(= criticism) to be a reflection on
It's no reflection on your ability as a mother → Ceci ne remet pas en cause vos compétences de mère.
to be a sad reflection on sb/sth → donner une image pitoyable de qn/qch

reflections npl (= thoughts) → pensées fpl
sb's reflections on sth → les pensées de qn sur qch

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reflection

n

no pl (= reflecting) → Reflexion f; (by surface of lake, mirror) → Spiegelung f; (fig) → Widerspiegelung f

(= image) → Spiegelbild nt, → Reflexion f; (fig) → Widerspiegelung f; to see one’s reflection in a mirror → sich im Spiegel sehen; a pale reflection of … → ein matter Abglanz … (gen)

no pl (= consideration) → Überlegung f; (= contemplation) → Reflexion f, → Betrachtung f; (up)on reflection → wenn ich mir das recht überlege; on further reflection → bei genauerer Überlegung

(= thoughts, comments) reflections on language → Reflexionen pl → or Betrachtungen pl → über die Sprache

(= adverse criticism) a reflection on his honour → ein Schatten m → auf seiner Ehre; this is a reflection on your taste → das zeigt, wie wenig Geschmack du hast; this is no reflection on your ability → damit soll gar nichts über Ihr Können gesagt sein

(Anat) → Zurückbiegung f

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reflection [rɪˈflɛkʃ/ən] n

a. (act) → riflessione f; (in mirror) → riflesso

b. (thought) → riflessione f
on reflection → dopo aver riflettuto, pensandoci sopra

c. (aspersion, doubt) → dubbio
this is no reflection on your honesty → questa non è un'insinuazione sulla tua onestà

d. (Math) → riflessione f

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reflection → انعكاس odraz spejling Widerspiegelung αντανάκλαση reflexión heijastus réflexion odraz riflessione 反射 반사 weerspiegeling refleksjon odbijanie reflexão отражение fundering การสะท้อนกลับ yansıma sự phản chiếu 反射