INDEX:
1. to reflect light, heat, sound etc
2. ways of saying that light, heat, sound etc reflects off something
3. an image that is reflected
4. something that reflects light
RELATED WORDS
see also
↑ LIGHT
↑ SHINE/SHINY
↑ SOUND
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1. to reflect light, heat, sound etc
▷ reflect /rɪˈflekt/ [transitive verb]
▪ The white painted walls reflected the firelight.
▪ In warm weather, wear light-coloured clothing to reflect the heat.
be reflected in something
▪ From my hotel room, I saw the lights of Budapest reflected in the Danube.
▪ Picasso’s ‘Le Miroir’ is a rear-view of a model reflected in a mirror.
2. ways of saying that light, heat, sound etc reflects off something
▷ reflect /rɪˈflekt/ [intransitive verb]
reflect off/from/between etc
▪ I was dazzled by the sunlight reflecting off the wet road.
▪ The radar signal that reflects back from the airplane is received by the radar dish and is electronically analysed.
▷ bounce off /ˌbaʊns ˈɒf/ [transitive phrasal verb]
if something such as sound or a radio wave bounces off an object or surface, it reflects off it :
▪ Her naturally loud voice seemed to bounce off the walls.
▪ When atmospheric conditions are right, radio waves bounce off the ionosphere and can be received many thousands of miles away.
▷ echo /ˈekəʊ/ [intransitive verb]
if sound echoes, it is reflected from something such as a wall or mountain so you can hear it repeated as it comes back to you :
▪ The room was vast and empty and every smallest noise we made echoed.
echo off/through/throughout etc
▪ The thunder of the guns echoed throughout the valley.
3. an image that is reflected
▷ reflection /rɪˈflekʃ ə n/ [countable noun]
▪ Anna stood looking at her reflection in the mirror.
reflection of
▪ a reflection of the moon on the surface of the lake
4. something that reflects light
▷ mirror /ˈmɪrəʳ/ [countable noun]
a piece of glass or other shiny or polished surface that reflects images :
▪ The telescope contains a large convex mirror to collect the light.
in the mirror
▪ I saw her in the long mirror behind the bar, staring at me.
▪ She never left the house without having a quick look at herself in the hall mirror.
▷ reflective /rɪˈflektɪv/ [adjective]
especially made to reflect light or heat :
▪ It’s important to wear special reflective clothing when riding a bike.
▪ Survival bags are made of reflective material to prevent heat loss.
highly reflective
▪ The alloy, when polished, is highly reflective.