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1 reflective
- tiv1) (thoughtful: a reflective mood.) ettertenksom2) (reflecting: Reflective number-plates.) selvlysende, reflekterendetankefulladj. \/rɪˈflektɪv\/1) reflekterende, gjenspeilende, refleksjons-, reflektert, selvlysende2) ettertenksom, tankefull, reflekterende, tenkende -
2 reflective power
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3 foil reflective insulation
subst.(materiallære, montasjeteknikk) folierefleksisolering -
4 reflect
rə'flekt1) (to send back (light, heat etc): The white sand reflected the sun's heat.) kaste tilbake, reflektere2) ((of a mirror etc) to give an image of: She was reflected in the mirror/water.) gjenspeile3) (to think carefully: Give him a minute to reflect (on what he should do).) betenke seg, reflektere over•- reflection
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- reflective
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- reflectorgjenspeile--------reflektereverb \/rɪˈflekt\/1) reflektere, kaste tilbake2) ( også overført) reflektere, gjenspeile, gi gjenskinn, (av)speile3) reflektere (over), tenke på, betenke, grunne over, tenke etter, overveiebask in the reflected glory of eller bathe in the reflected glory of sole seg i glansen fra\/avreflect credit (up)on somebody eller reflect honour (up)on somebody kaste glans over noen, tjene noen til ære, stille noen i et heldig lysreflect discredit (up)on somebody eller reflect dishonour (up)on somebody bringe noen i vanry, stille noen i et uheldig lys, kaste en skygge over noen kritisere noen, rette kritikk mot noenreflect favourably (up)on stille i et fordelaktig lysreflect (up)on overveie, tenke over, begrunne, reflektere overreflect on oneself slå tilbake på en selvreflect unfavourably (up)on slå tilbake påtime to reflect betenkningstid
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Reflective — Re*flect ive (r?*fl?kt ?v), a. [Cf. F. r[ e]flectif. Cf. {Reflexive}.] 1. Throwing back images; as, a reflective mirror. [1913 Webster] In the reflective stream the sighing bride, viewing her charms. Prior. [1913 Webster] 2. Capable of exercising … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reflective — index aforethought, circumspect, cogitative, deliberate, pensive, profound (esoteric), rational, solemn … Law dictionary
reflective — 1620s, from REFLECT (Cf. reflect) + IVE (Cf. ive) … Etymology dictionary
reflective — *thoughtful, contemplative, meditative, pensive, speculative Analogous words: thinking, reasoning, deliberating, cogitating (see THINK): analytical, *logical, subtle … New Dictionary of Synonyms
reflective — [adj] thoughtful cogitating, contemplative, deliberate, meditative, pensive, pondering, reasoning, ruminative, speculative, studious; concept 403 Ant. ignorant, unthoughtful … New thesaurus
reflective — ► ADJECTIVE 1) providing or produced by reflection. 2) thoughtful. DERIVATIVES reflectively adverb reflectiveness noun reflectivity noun … English terms dictionary
reflective — [ri flek′tiv] adj. 1. reflecting 2. of or produced by reflection 3. meditative; thoughtful SYN. PENSIVE reflectively adv. reflectiveness n. reflectivity … English World dictionary
reflective — [[t]rɪfle̱ktɪv[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you are reflective, you are thinking deeply about something. [WRITTEN] I walked on in a reflective mood to the car, thinking about the poor honeymooners... Mike is a quiet, reflective man. Syn: thoughtful… … English dictionary
reflective — re|flec|tive [rıˈflektıv] adj 1.) a reflective surface reflects light ▪ Stick reflective tape on your school bag. 2.) thinking quietly about something ▪ She was in a reflective mood. 3.) showing that something is true about a situation reflective … Dictionary of contemporary English
reflective — adjective Date: 1627 1. capable of reflecting light, images, or sound waves 2. marked by reflection ; thoughtful, deliberative 3. of, relating to, or caused by reflection < reflective glare > 4. reflexive 3 5. reflecting something ; indicative … New Collegiate Dictionary
reflective — adjective a) Something which reflects, or redirects back to the source. Mirrors are reflective. b) Thinking back on the past. He always becomes reflective in preparation for the new year … Wiktionary