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reflector

English

Alternative forms

  • reflecter

Etymology

reflect +? -or

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /???fl?kt?(?)/
  • Rhymes: -?kt?(?)

Noun

reflector (plural reflectors)

  1. Something which reflects heat, light or sound, especially something having a reflecting surface.
  2. A reflecting telescope.
  3. A small, often red, reflecting disk on the rear of a vehicle or bicycle that reflects the headlights of other vehicles.
  4. A safety reflector.
  5. One who reflects on something; one who thinks or considers at length.
    • 1993, Robert W. Terry, Authentic Leadership: Courage in Action (page 48)
      Most reflectors on leadership are comfortable thinking of "ethical" and "unethical" as modifiers of leadership.

Derived terms

  • retroreflector
  • subreflector

Translations

See also

  • (telescope): refractor

Catalan

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /r?.fl?k?to/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /re.flek?to?/

Adjective

reflector (feminine reflectora, masculine plural reflectors, feminine plural reflectores)

  1. reflective

Synonyms

  • reflectant

Further reading

  • “reflector” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
  • “reflector” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

reflector m (plural reflectors or reflectoren, diminutive reflectortje n)

  1. reflector (reflecting disk on the rear of a vehicle; chiefly a bicycle)

Latin

Verb

reflector

  1. first-person singular present passive indicative of reflect?

Romanian

Etymology

From French réflecteur.

Noun

reflector n (plural reflectoare)

  1. reflector

Declension


Spanish

Adjective

reflector (feminine reflectora, masculine plural reflectores, feminine plural reflectoras)

  1. reflecting

Noun

reflector m (plural reflectores)

  1. reflector
  2. spotlight

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reflectance

English

Etymology

reflect +? -ance

Noun

reflectance (countable and uncountable, plural reflectances)

  1. (physics) The ratio of the flux reflected to that incident on a surface.

Derived terms

  • bireflectance
  • photoreflectance
  • thermoreflectance

Translations

See also

  • reflectivity

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