reflection , (less commonly) reflexion
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 (Maths) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed or changes the polarity of one of the variables
6 (Anatomy) the bending back of a structure or part upon itself ♦
reflectional, reflexional adj
angle of reflection
n the angle that a beam of reflected radiation makes with the normal to a surface at the point of reflection
nonspecular reflection
n (Physics) the diffuse reflection of sound or light waves
reflection density
n (Physics) a measure of the extent to which a surface reflects light or other electromagnetic radiation, equal to the logarithm to base ten of the reciprocal of the reflectance., (Symbol)
D (Former name)
optical density
total internal reflection
n (Physics) the complete reflection of a light ray at the boundary of two media, when the ray is in the medium with greater refractive index