{i} act of casting back a mirror image; act of sending back energy from a surface; state of being reflected; image that is reflected; idea, concept; thought, notion; act of placing blame, accusation
The transference of an excitement from one nerve fiber to another by means of the nerve cells, as in reflex action
The process whereby a surface of discontinuity turns back a portion of the incident radiation into the medium through which the radiation approached See albedo, reflectivity, radar reflectivity
Elastic scattering resulting in photons traveling back away from the sample surface (also see Scattering) "Reflected" radiant energy is comprised of these reflection type photons All real reflection involves varying degrees of two components : specular reflection (qr = qi) and diffuse reflection (qr `qi)
The return of radiant energy (incident light) by a surface, with no change in wavelength
The abrupt change in direction of a wave front at an interface between two dissimilar media so that the wave front returns into the medium from which it originated Note 1: Reflection may be specular (i e , mirror-like) or diffuse (i e , not retaining the image, only the energy) according to the nature of the interface Note 2: Depending on the nature of the interface, i e , dielectric-conductor or dielectric-dielectric, the phase of the reflected wave may or may not be inverted
Reflection is the process by which light and heat are sent back from a surface and do not pass through it. the reflection of a beam of light off a mirror
The reverting of the mind to that which has already occupied it; continued consideration; meditation; contemplation; hence, also, that operation or power of the mind by which it is conscious of its own acts or states; the capacity for judging rationally, especially in view of a moral rule or standard
when light or sound waves bounce off a surface and may return to the source; if surface is a plane then the angle of reflection is also the angle of incidence
the property of a propagated wave being thrown back from a surface (such as a mirror)
Result of meditation; thought or opinion after attentive consideration or contemplation; especially, thoughts suggested by truth
Reflection is careful thought about a particular subject. Your reflections are your thoughts about a particular subject. After days of reflection she decided to write back If someone admits or accepts something on reflection, they admit or accept it after having thought carefully about it. On reflection, he says, he very much regrets the comments. Change in the direction of propagation of a wave that strikes a boundary between different media through which it cannot pass. When a wave strikes such a boundary it bounces back, or is reflected, just as a ball bounces off the floor. The angle of incidence is the angle between the path of the wave and a line perpendicular to the boundary. The angle of reflection is the angle between the same line and the path of the reflected wave. All reflected waves obey the law of reflection, which states that the angle of reflection is equal to the angle of incidence. The reflectivity of a material is the fraction of energy of the oncoming wave that is reflected by it
the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface