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reflected

reflected

3.2
Light, sound, or heat that goes back from a surface instead of passing through
  • adjective
  • /rɪˈflɛktɪd/
translation icon : reflejado
  • The bright lights of the city were reflected in the glass windows of the skyscrapers.

Examples

  • The colors of the sunset were beautifully reflected on the calm surface of the lake.

  • You can pick some reflected light up off of a white roof.

  • Instead, I see the shower reflected behind me.

  • And he realized that he saw this reflected in the literature.

  • So you're seeing that reflected in the poll numbers across the board.

  • As she held the mirror up, she could see her smile reflected back at her.

Synonyms

mirrored
vsreflected
4.3

Having the same look as in a mirror

bends or sends back light sound or heat instead of passing through

Antonyms

transparent
54 3.2

Clear enough to see things behind it, like glass

unreflected
  • Specialized
7.9

Light or sound that does not bounce back from a surface

How Reflective

shiny
302 1.0
reflected
3.2
matte
  • US
14 5.3

Surface Forms

reflected positive

Morphology

reflected = reflect (transparent) = reflect + ed

Formed by the verb 'reflect' plus the regular adjectival/past-participle suffix '-ed', so the meaning is directly derived from the verb.

Etymology

Reflected comes from the parts re- meaning 'back' and flect meaning 'to bend', like in the simple word flex. So when light, sound, or heat is reflected, it is 'bent back' from a surface instead of passing through it.