reflector
/ɹɪˈflɛktə(ɹ)/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Something which reflects heat, light or sound, especially something having a reflecting surface.
noun
noun
A small, often red, reflecting disk on the rear of a vehicle or bicycle that reflects the headlights of other vehicles.
noun
noun
One who reflects on something; one who thinks or considers at length.
noun
Something that is reflective (indicative) of something else.
Example Sentences
- "Then came a maid with hand-bag and shawls, and after her a tall young lady. She stood for a moment holding her skirt above the grimy steps,[…], and the light of the reflector fell full upon her."
- "Most reflectors on leadership are comfortable thinking of "ethical" and "unethical" as modifiers of leadership."
- "Nonreflectors simply thought through that which they already knew, reflectors evaluated experiences by interpreting these experiences, and critical reflectors re-evaluated their presuppositions to correct distortions in reasoning and attitudes."
- "The biography is an enormously powerful reflector of mainstream values: it is a statement that this person is someone, or did something, worth writing about. Similarly, because the biographer has access to myriads of details about her or his subject, what gets full exposure and what gets swept under the carpet can be more indicative of the biographer's values (and the society that instilled them) than of the actual subject's life."
Etymology
From reflect + -or.
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ɹɪˈflɛktə(ɹ)/