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.