reflection

What it means

1. countableuncountableThe act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.
2. countableuncountableThe property of a propagated wave being thrown back from a surface (such as a mirror).
3. countableuncountableSomething, such as an image, that is reflected.

   The dog barked at his own reflection in the mirror.

   1 more example

   A body of black that carried no reflection.

   1997, In Flames, “Jotun”, in Whoracle

In a sentence

The dog barked at his own reflection in the mirror.

Where it comes from

1. Late Latinreflexiō
2. Middle Frenchreflection, reflexion
3. Middle Englishrefleccion, refleccioun, refleccioune, reflection
4. Englishreflection

From Middle English refleccion, refleccioun, refleccioune, reflection, from Middle French reflection, reflexion, and its source Late Latin reflexiō, from the participle stem of reflectō. The current spelling is influenced by reflect. Equivalent to reflect + -ion.