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Meaning of reflection

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  reflection
      n 1: a calm, lengthy, intent consideration [syn:
           {contemplation}, {reflection}, {reflexion}, {rumination},
           {musing}, {thoughtfulness}]
      2: the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being
         thrown back from a surface [syn: {reflection}, {reflexion}]
      3: expression without words; "tears are an expression of grief";
         "the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition" [syn:
         {expression}, {manifestation}, {reflection}, {reflexion}]
      4: a likeness in which left and right are reversed [syn: {mirror
         image}, {reflection}, {reflexion}]
      5: the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other
         reflective material); "he studied his reflection in the
         mirror" [syn: {reflection}, {reflexion}]
      6: (mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one
         axis is reversed
      7: a remark expressing careful consideration [syn:
         {observation}, {reflection}, {reflexion}]
      8: the ability to reflect beams or rays [syn: {reflection},
         {reflexion}, {reflectivity}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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