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Reflection

rɪˈflɛkʃn

Reflection definitions
noun
reflection reflections
  1. an image seen in a mirror or shiny surface

    "Marianne surveyed her reflection in the mirror"

    image mirror image likeness
    • an amount of light, heat, or sound that is reflected by a body or surface

      "the reflections from the street lamps gave them just enough light"

    • the throwing back by a body or surface of light, heat, or sound without absorbing it

      "the reflection of light"

  2. a thing that is a consequence of or arises from something else

    "a healthy skin is a reflection of good health in general"

    • a thing bringing discredit to someone or something

      "it was a sad reflection on society that because of his affliction he was picked on"

  3. serious thought or consideration

    "he doesn't get much time for reflection"

    • an idea about something, especially one that is written down or expressed

      "reflections on human destiny and art"

  4. the conceptual operation of inverting a system or event with respect to a plane, each element being transferred perpendicularly through the plane to a point the same distance the other side of it