Emily Dickinson Lexicon

RE-FLECT'ENT, a.

Bending or flying back; as, the ray descendent, and ray reflectent. – Digby.

RE-FLECT'I-BLE, a.

That may be reflected or thrown back. – Gregory.

RE-FLECT'ING, a.

Given to reflection or serious consideration; as, a reflecting mind.

RE-FLECT'ING, ppr.

1. Throwing back.
2. Turning back, as thoughts upon themselves or upon past events.
3. Reflecting on, casting censure or reproach.

RE-FLECT'ING-LY, adv.

With reflection; with censure. – Swift.

RE-FLEC'TION, n. [from reflect.]

1. The act of throwing back; as, the reflection of light or colors. The angle of incidence and the angle of reflection are always equal.
2. The act of bending back. – Bentley.
3. That which is reflected. As the sun in water we can bear, / Yet not the sun, but his reflection there. – Dryden.
4. The operation of the mind by which it turns its views back upon itself and its operations; the review or reconsideration of past thoughts, opinions or decisions of the mind, or of past events. – Encyc.
5. Thought thrown back on itself, on the past or on the absent; as, melancholy reflections; delightful reflections. Job's reflections on his once flourishing estate, at the same time afflicted and encouraged him. – Atterbury.
6. The expression of thought.
7. Attentive consideration; meditation; contemplation. This delight grows and improves under thought and reflection. – South.
8. Censure; reproach cast. He died, and oh! may no reflection shed / Its pois'nous venom on the royal dead. – Prior.

RE-FLECT'IVE, a.

1. Throwing back images; as, a reflective mirror. In the reflective stream the sighing bride, / Viewing her charms impaired. – Prior.
2. Considering the operations of the mind, or things past; as, reflective reason. – Prior.

RE-FLECT'IVE-LY, adv.

By reflection.

RE-FLECT'OR, n.

1. One who reflects or considers. – Boyle.
2. That which reflects.

RE'FLEX, a. [L. reflexus.]

1. Directed back; as, a reflex act of the soul, the turning of the intellectual eye inward upon its own actions. – Hale.
2. Designating the parts of a painting illuminated by light reflected from another part of the same picture. – Encyc.
3. In botany, bent back; reflected.

RE-FLEX', n.

Reflection. [Not used.] – Hooker.

RE-FLEX', v.t.

1. To reflect. – Shak.
2. To bend back; to turn back. [Little used.] – Gregory.

RE-FLEX-I-BIL'I-TY, n.

The quality of being reflexible or capable of being reflected; as, the reflexibility of the rays of light. Newton.

RE-FLEX'I-BLE, a.

Capable of being reflected or thrown back. The light of the sun consists of rays differently refrangible and reflexible. – Cheyne.

RE-FLEX'ION, n. [See REFLECTION.]

RE-FLEX'I-TY, n.

Capacity of being reflected.

RE-FLEX'IVE, a.

Having respect to something past. Assurance reflexive can not be a divine faith. – Hammond.

RE-FLEX'IVE-LY, adv.

In a direction backward. – Gov. of the Tongue.

RE'FLOAT, n. [re and float.]

Reflux; ebb; a flowing back. [Little used.] – Bacon.

RE-FLO-RES'CENCE, n. [re and florescence.]

A blossoming anew.

RE-FLOUR-ISH, v.i. [reflur'ish. re and flourish.]

To flourish anew. – Milton.

RE-FLOUR'ISH-ING, ppr.

Flourishing again.

RE-FLOW, v.i. [re and flow.]

To flow back; to ebb.

RE-FLOW-ING, ppr.

Flowing back; ebbing. – Darwin.

RE-FLUCT-U-A'TION, n.

A flowing back.