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• sound reflection — noun the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves she could hear echoes of her own footsteps • Syn: ↑echo, ↑reverberation, ↑replication • Derivationally related forms: ↑reverberate (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Reflection (physics) — Reflection is the change in direction of a wave front at an between two different media so that the wave front returns into the medium from which it originated. Common examples include the reflection of light, sound and water waves. Law of… …   Wikipedia

• Reflection seismology — (or seismic reflection) is a method of exploration geophysics that uses the principles of seismology to estimate the properties of the Earth s subsurface from reflected seismic waves. The method requires a controlled seismic source of energy,… …   Wikipedia

• Reflection — Re*flec tion (r?*fl?k sh?n), n. [L. reflexio: cf. F. r[ e]flexion. See {Riflect}.] [Written also {reflexion}.] 1. The act of reflecting, or turning or sending back, or the state of being reflected. Specifically: (a) The return of rays, beams,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Sound localization — refers to a listener s ability to identify the location or origin of a detected sound in direction and distance. It may also refer to the methods in acoustical engineering to simulate the placement of an auditory cue in a virtual 3D space (see… …   Wikipedia

• reflection — ► NOUN 1) the phenomenon of light, heat, sound, etc. being reflected. 2) an image formed by reflection. 3) a consequence or result: healthy skin is a reflection of good health. 4) a thing bringing discredit. 5) serious thought or consideration …   English terms dictionary

• reflection — [ri flek′shən] n. [ME reflexion < MFr < LL reflexio] 1. a reflecting or being reflected 2. the throwing back by a surface of sound, light, heat, etc. 3. anything reflected; specif., an image; likeness 4. a) the fixing of the mind on some… …   English World dictionary

• sound — sound1 soundable, adj. /sownd/, n. 1. the sensation produced by stimulation of the organs of hearing by vibrations transmitted through the air or other medium. 2. mechanical vibrations transmitted through an elastic medium, traveling in air at a… …   Universalium

• Sound — /sownd/, n. The, a strait between SW Sweden and Zealand, connecting the Kattegat and the Baltic. 87 mi. (140 km) long; 3 30 mi. (5 48 km) wide. Swedish and Danish, Oresund. * * * I Mechanical disturbance that propagates as a longitudinal wave… …   Universalium

• reflection — noun 1 image in a mirror, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ clear ▪ dim, faint ▪ blurred, distorted VERB + REFLECTION ▪ cat …   Collocations dictionary

• reflection */*/ — UK [rɪˈflekʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms reflection : singular reflection plural reflections 1) [countable] an image that you see when you look in a mirror or other shiny surface reflection in: Anna stared at her reflection in the hall mirror.… …   English dictionary