Reflection vs Irreflective - What's the difference?
reflection | irreflective |
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.
Without mental reflection.
* {{quote-book, year=1899, author=John Addington Symonds, title=Renaissance in Italy Vol. 3, chapter=, edition=
, passage=He obeys his instincts and indulges his appetites with the irreflective simplicity of an animal. }}
* {{quote-book, year=1911, author=Guglielmo Ferrero, title=The Women of the Caesars, chapter=, edition=
, passage=And among these defects should be counted a great ambition, a kind of harum-scarum and tumultuous activity, an irreflective impetuosity of passion, and a dangerous lack of balance and judgment. }}
As a noun reflection
is the act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.As an adjective irreflective is
without mental reflection.reflection
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Alternative forms
* reflexionNoun
(en noun)Derived terms
* reflectional * reflectionless * self-reflectionSee also
* refraction * diffractionirreflective
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Adjective
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