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Definition of Reflected
1. Adjective. (especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back. "Reflected glory"
Definition of Reflected
1. a. Thrown back after striking a surface; as, reflected light, heat, sound, etc.
Definition of Reflected
1. Verb. (past of reflect) ¹
2. Adjective. bent or sent back (especially of incident sound or light) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Reflected
1. reflect [v] - See also: reflect
Lexicographical Neighbors of Reflected
Literary usage of Reflected
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Christian Remembrancer by William Scott (1843)
"Under ordinary circumstances, refracted or reflected light retains its properties,
but this is not always the case. Polarization of light was discovered by ..."
2. Principles of Physics, Or Natural Philosophy: Designed for the Use of by Benjamin Silliman (1865)
"321, a portion of the light being reflected, forms the first image, a. The principal
part of the light penetrates the glass, and is reflected at c. by the ..."
3. Research Methods in Ecology by Frederic Edward Clements (1905)
"reflected and Absorbed Light 88. The fate of incident light. ... Part is reflected
or screened out by the epidermis, and a certain amount passes through the ..."
4. Publications by Oxford Historical Society (1885)
"... the evidence which can be obtained by, as it were, reflected light—reflected,
that is, from events and circumstances belonging to a much later period. ..."
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