Reflex Meaning and Definition


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Reflex meaning

Word: Reflex

How to pronounce: ˈriːfleks

Noun

Definitions:

1. An action that is performed as a response to a stimulus and without conscious thought.

Example sentences: "A newborn baby is equipped with basic reflexes"

2. A thing which is determined by and reproduces the essential features or qualities of something else.

Example sentences: "Politics was no more than a reflex of economics"

3. A reflected source of light.

Adjective

Definitions:

1. (of an action) performed without conscious thought as an automatic response to a stimulus.

Example sentences: "Sneezing is a reflex action"

2. (of an angle) exceeding 180°.

3. (of light) reflected.


Synonyms:

conditional reflex

unconditioned reflex

grasp reflex

reflex response


Antonyms:

unconditioned reflex


Derivations:

reflector

reflection

reflexive

reflexion


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Reflex in Other Languages...

Spanish: Reflejo

German: Reflex

French: Réflexe

Italian: Riflesso

Turkish: Refleks


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