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Word: Reflex
Speech Type: Noun
early 16th century (as a noun denoting reflection): from Latin reflexus ‘a bending back’, from reflectere ‘bend back’ (see reflect)
ˈriːflɛks
an action that is performed without conscious thought as a response to a stimulus
Short Definition:action that is performed without conscious thought as response to stimulus
Examples:- a newborn baby is equipped with basic reflexes
a thing which is determined by and reproduces the essential features or qualities of something else
Short Definition:thing which is determined by and reproduces essential features or qualities of something else
Examples:- politics was no more than a reflex of economics
a reflected source of light
Short Definition:reflected source of light
Examples:- the reflex from the window lit his face
Word: Reflex
Speech Type: Adjective
ˈriːflɛks
(of an action) performed without conscious thought as an automatic response to a stimulus
Short Definition:(of action) performed without conscious thought as automatic response to stimulus
Examples:- sneezing is a reflex action
(of an angle) exceeding 180°.
Short Definition:(of angle) exceeding 180°
(of light) reflected.
Short Definition:reflected
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