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- adjective, noun, transitive verb
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part of speech: |
adjective |
pronunciation: |
ri
fleks
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definition 1: |
denoting or pertaining to an involuntary physiological response or reaction to a stimulus.
- similar words:
- involuntary
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definition 2: |
thrown, turned, or reflected back.
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definition 3: |
reactive or responsive.
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related words: |
automatic |
(adj.)reflex
+ noun
act,
action,
activity,
amplitude,
analysis,
arc,
baseline,
behavior,
camera,
condition,
contraction,
decrease,
dystrophy,
exercise,
finder,
image,
leg,
magnitude,
mechanism,
mirror,
model,
modulation,
motion,
neurosis,
pain,
paradigm,
picture,
reaction,
response,
result,
shock,
stimulus,
testing,
theory,
threshold
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part of speech: |
noun |
pronunciation: |
ri
fleks
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definition 1: |
an involuntary physiological response to a stimulus.
- similar words:
- mechanism
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definition 2: |
a habitual response.
His political views are merely reflexes.- similar words:
- mechanism
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definition 3: |
(pl.) ability to respond quickly.
a tennis player with good reflexes |
adjective + (n.)reflex
absent,
acoustic,
automatic,
conditioned,
digital,
diving,
exact,
fast,
grasping,
hair-trigger,
ideological,
impaired,
intact,
involuntary,
laryngeal,
mere,
nervous,
normal,
orienting,
positive,
primitive,
proper,
protective,
pure,
quick,
quicker,
rooting,
round,
single,
sluggish,
stapedial,
sucking,
trained,
useless,
vomiting,
weak
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verb + (n.)reflex
activate,
assess,
blunt,
decrease,
demonstrate,
duck,
elicit,
enhance,
hone,
inhibit,
measure,
orient,
react,
retain,
slow,
startle,
stiffen,
stimulate,
suppress,
test,
train,
trigger
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(n.)reflex
+ verb
cause, correspond, disappear, dull, evoke, facilitate, impair, induce, initiate, kick, mediate, occur, snap, spit, suck, tap, tense, tune
noun + (n.)reflex
absence,
activation,
baroreceptor,
coordination,
cough,
electrode,
gag,
habit,
irritation,
judgment,
lens,
letdown,
lightning,
measurement,
micturition,
moro,
muscle,
nerve,
pack,
pathway,
retention,
slowing,
speed,
stretch,
swallow,
tactic,
tendon,
throat,
tonic,
vomit,
withdrawal
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
pronunciation: |
ri
fleks
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inflections: |
reflexes, reflexing, reflexed |
definition: |
to bend, fold, or turn back.
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The word reflex
contains the following part:
flect, flex
Latin
root
that means bend
  Example words:
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