2syllables
reflex
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Definitions ofreflex
1noun
- An automatic response to a simple stimulus which does not require mental processing.
- The descendant of an earlier language element, such as a word or phoneme, in a daughter language.
- The descendant of anything from an earlier time, such as a cultural myth.
- Reflection or an image produced by reflection. The light reflected from an illuminated surface to one in shade.
1verb
- To bend, turn back or reflect.
- To respond to a stimulus.
1adjective
- Bent, turned back or reflected.
- Produced automatically by a stimulus.
- (of an angle) Having greater than 180 degrees but less than 360 degrees.
- Illuminated by light reflected from another part of the same picture.
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