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Depiction vs Reflection - What's the difference?

depiction | reflection |

As nouns the difference between depiction and reflection

is that depiction is a lifelike of something, either verbal or visual while reflection is the act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.

depiction

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a lifelike image of something, either verbal or visual
  • a drawing or painting

    • Related terms

    * depict

    reflection

    English

    Alternative forms

    * reflexion

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.
  • The property of a propagated wave being thrown back from a surface (such as a mirror).
  • Something, such as an image, that is reflected.
  • (senseid) Careful thought or consideration.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1959, author=(Georgette Heyer), title=(The Unknown Ajax), chapter=1
    • , passage=But Richmond, his grandfather's darling, after one thoughtful glance cast under his lashes at that uncompromising countenance appeared to lose himself in his own reflections .}}
  • An implied criticism.
  • (label) The process or mechanism of determining the capabilities of an object at run-time.

    • Derived terms

    * reflectional * reflectionless * self-reflection

    Related terms

    * reflect * reflective * reflector

    See also

    * refraction * diffraction