reflection

noun

1. 1

   the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material)

   he studied his reflection in the mirror

2. 2

   a likeness in which left and right are reversed

3. 3

   the ability to reflect beams or rays

4. 4

   a calm, lengthy, intent consideration

5. 5

   a remark expressing careful consideration

6. 6

   expression without words

   tears are an expression of grief

   the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition

7. 7

   the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface

8. 8

   (mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed