reflection

/ษนษชหˆflษ›kสƒษ™n/

IPA: /R AH0 F L EH1 K SH AH0 N/

noun
  1. 1

    The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.

  2. 2

    The property of a propagated wave being thrown back from a surface (such as a mirror).

  3. 3

    Something, such as an image, that is reflected.

    โ€œThe dog barked at his own reflection in the mirror.โ€

  4. 4

    Careful thought or consideration.

    โ€œAfter careful reflection, I have decided not to vote for that proposition.โ€

  5. 5

    An implied criticism.

    โ€œIt is a reflection on his character that he never came back to see them.โ€

  6. 6

    The process or mechanism of determining the capabilities of an object at run-time.

  7. 7

    The folding of a part; a fold.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/reflection