reflection meaning
EN
[ɹɪˈflɛkʃ(ə)n] [-ɛkʃən] 
US WReflection
- Reflection or reflexion may refer to:
- NounPLreflectionsPREré-SUF-tion
- The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.
- The property of a propagated wave being thrown back from a surface (such as a mirror).
- Something, such as an image, that is reflected.
- The dog barked at his own reflection in the mirror.
- Careful thought or consideration.
- After careful reflection, I have decided not to vote for that proposition.
- An implied criticism.
- It is a reflection on his character that he never wavered in his resolve.
- (computing) The process or mechanism of determining the capabilities of an object at run-time.
- The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- As Mr. Obama prepared to take the oath, his approval rating touched a remarkable 70 percent in some polling — a reflection of good will across the political spectrum.
- Spectra (4000–650 cm−1 ; 128 interferograms, 4 cm−1 resolution) were recorded in left μscope reflection mode (%R) using a single element mercury cadmium telluride (MCT/A) detector.
- The time reversal invariant topological superconductivity is realized if the interwire pairing corresponding to crossed Andreev reflection dominates over the standard intrawire pairing.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of reflection in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Countable nouns
- Nouns
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "reflection" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun.