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.

Noun

(wikipedia holding) (en noun)

Something that one owns, especially stocks and bonds.

* 2009 , The Economist, Law and order in Italy: Trouble with figures

Italy's right-wing prime minister was about to cure his biggest headache by selling the state's holding in a troubled airline, Alitalia.

A determination of law made by a court.

A tenure; a farm or other estate held of another.

* 1596 , , V. i. 3:

Take again / From this my hand, as holding of the Pope / Your sovereign greatness and authority.

(obsolete) That which holds, binds, or influences.

(Burke)

(obsolete) Logic; consistency.

* 1598 , , IV. ii. 27:

This has no holding , / To swear by him whom I protest to love / That I will work against him.

(obsolete) The burden or chorus of a song.

* 1598 , , II. vii. 109:

Make battery to our ears with the loud music; / The while I'll place you; then the boy shall sing. / The holding every man shall beat as loud / As his strong sides can volley.