reflex

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Synonyms: reflux, reflet, deflex, keflex, relex

Antonyms: reflux, reflet, deflex, keflex, relex

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Noun

1. An [[automatic]] [[response]] to a simple [[stimulus]] which does not require mental processing.
2. {{lb|en|linguistics}} The descendant of an earlier language element, such as a word or phoneme, in a [[daughter language]].
3. {{lb|en|linguistics|rare}} The [[ancestor]] word corresponding to a [[descendant]].
4. The descendant of anything from an earlier time, such as a [[cultural]] [[myth]].
5. {{lb|en|mostly|photography}} A [[reflection]] or an [[image]] [[produce]]d by a [[reflection]]; the [[light]] [[reflected]] from an [[illuminated]] [[surface]] to one in [[shade]].

Adjective

1. [[bent|Bent]], [[turned]] [[back]] or [[reflected]].
2. Produced automatically by a stimulus.
3. {{lb|en|geometry|of an angle}} Having greater than 180 degrees but less than 360 degrees.
4. {{lb|en|painting}} Illuminated by light reflected from another part of the same picture.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[bend]] [[back]] or [[turn]] back over itself.
2. {{lb|en|transitive|obsolete}} To [[reflect]] ([[light]], [[sight]], etc.).
3. {{lb|en|transitive|obsolete}} To [[reflect]] or [[mirror]] (an object), to show the [[image]] of.
4. {{lb|en|transitive|obsolete}} To [[cast]] ([[beam]]s of [[light]]) on something.
5. To [[respond]] to a stimulus.

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