Reflection vs Reaction - What's the difference?
reflection | reaction |
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.
An action or statement in response to a stimulus or other event
(chemistry) A transformation in which one or more substances is converted into another by combination or decomposition
As nouns the difference between reflection and reaction
is that reflection is the act of reflecting or the state of being reflected while reaction is an action or statement in response to a stimulus or other event.reflection
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Alternative forms
* reflexionNoun
(en noun)Derived terms
* reflectional * reflectionless * self-reflectionSee also
* refraction * diffractionreaction
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Noun
(en noun)- The announcement of the verdict brought a violent reaction .
- You were in the courtroom. What is your reaction ?
- When I last tried to eat strawberries I had a terrible allergic reaction .
- In this reaction , the acid and base will neutralize each other, producing a salt.