retroreflect

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verb

To reflect in such a way that the reflected rays are parallel to the incident rays.

Scrabble 17
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Meanings

verbretroreflect (third-person singular simple present retroreflects, present participle retroreflecting, simple past and past participle retroreflected)

present singular third person retroreflects · participle present retroreflecting · participle past retroreflected · past retroreflected

  1. transitiveTo reflect in such a way that the reflected rays are parallel to the incident rays.

Origin

From retro- + reflect.

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APA

retroreflect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retroreflect

MLA

“retroreflect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retroreflect. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retroreflect,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retroreflect.

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