1. (n.) The return of rays, beams, or sound from a surface\.

2. (n.) The act of reflecting, or turning or sending back, or the state of being reflected.

3. (n.) 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.

4. (n.) Shining; brightness, as of the sun.

5. (n.) That which is produced by reflection.

6. (n.) An image given back from a reflecting surface; a reflected counterpart.

7. (n.) A part reflected, or turned back, at an angle; as, the reflection of a membrane.

8. (n.) Result of meditation; thought or opinion after attentive consideration or contemplation; especially, thoughts suggested by truth.

9. (n.) Censure; reproach cast.

10. (n.) The transference of an excitement from one nerve fiber to another by means of the nerve cells, as in reflex action. See Reflex action, under Reflex.

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