reflecting telescope |
an optical telescope that uses mirrors rather than lenses to focus light rays. (Cf. refracting telescope.) |
reflection |
the act of reflecting or state of being reflected. [4 definitions] |
reflective |
capable of reflecting light. [3 definitions] |
reflector |
a surface that throws back heat, light, or sound. [2 definitions] |
reflex |
denoting or pertaining to an involuntary physiological response or reaction to a stimulus. [7 definitions] |
reflex camera |
a camera fitted with a mirror behind the lens which reflects the image onto a ground glass plate to achieve an exact focus. |
reflexive |
of a pronoun, used as an object that refers back to the subject of a sentence, as "himself" in "He admired himself in the mirror". [4 definitions] |
refloat |
combined form of float. |
refluent |
flowing back, as in a tide; ebbing. |
reflux |
the process of flowing back. |
reforest |
to plant new trees in (an area formerly forested). |
reforestation |
the act of planting new trees to cover land where a forest had existed previously. |
reform |
the improvement of wrong or bad conditions, esp. by political means. [5 definitions] |
re-form |
to gather or form again. |
reformable |
combined form of reform. |
reformat |
combined form of format. |
reformation |
the act of reforming or condition of being reformed. [2 definitions] |
reformatory |
intended to improve or reform. [2 definitions] |
reformed |
purged of faults, abuses, and errors. [3 definitions] |
reformer |
a person who works to bring about reform or improvement; reformist. [2 definitions] |
reformist |
a person supporting or advocating reform. [2 definitions] |