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1. (adj.) reflex
noting or pertaining to an involuntary response to a stimulus, the nerve impulse from a receptor being transmitted inward to a nerve center that in turn transmits it outward to an effector.
2. reflex
occurring in reaction; responsive.
3. reflex
cast back; reflected, as light or color.
4. reflex
bent or turned back.
5. (n.) reflex
Also called reflex act. movement caused by a reflex response.
6. reflex
Also called reflex action. the entire physiological process activating such movement.
7. reflex
any automatic, unthinking, often habitual behavior or response.
8. reflex
the reflected image of an object.
9. reflex
a reproduction, as if in a mirror.
10. reflex
a copy; adaptation.
11. reflex
reflected light, color, etc.
12. reflex
an element in a language, as a sound, that has developed from a corresponding element in an earlier form of the language: The(ō)in stone
is a reflex of Old English ā.
13. (v.t.) reflex
to subject to a reflex process.
14. reflex
to bend, turn, or fold back.
Etymology: (1500–10; < L reflexus, ptp. of reflectere to bend back; see reflect)
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| Definition of 'reflex' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) reflex, reflex response, reflex action, instinctive reflex, innate reflex, inborn reflex, unconditioned reflex, physiological reaction
an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
2. (adj) automatic, reflex(a), reflexive
without volition or conscious control
"the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light"; "a reflex knee jerk"; "sneezing is reflexive"
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1. (noun) reflex
a reaction of your muscles that you do not control
The doctor may test your reflexes.
2. reflex
a quick reaction done without thinking
Fighter pilots have incredibly fast reflexes.
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| Definition of 'reflex' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) reflex
directed back; attended by reflection; retroactive; introspective
2. (adj) reflex
produced in reaction, in resistance, or in return
3. (adj) reflex
of, pertaining to, or produced by, stimulus or excitation without the necessary intervention of consciousness
4. (noun) reflex
reflection; the light reflected from an illuminated surface to one in shade
5. (noun) reflex
an involuntary movement produced by reflex action
6. (verb) reflex
to reflect
7. (verb) reflex
to bend back; to turn back
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| Definition of 'reflex' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. reflex
An involuntary movement or exercise of function in a part, excited in response to a stimulus applied to the periphery and transmitted to the brain or spinal cord.
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Sense: (an action which is) automatic or not intended
The doctor tapped the patient's knee in order to test his reflexes; a reflex action.
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 Afrikaans: refleks |
 Arabic: رَد فِعْل تَلْقائي |
 Bulgarian: рефлекс |
 Brazilian: reflexo |
 Czech: reflex |
 German: der Reflex, Reflex-... |
 Danish: refleks; refleks- |
 Greek: αντανακλαστικό(ς) |
 Spanish: reflejo |
 Estonian: refleks |
 Farsi: عکس العمل؛ واکنش؛ باز تاب |
 Finnish: refleksi |
 French: réflexe |
 Hebrew: רִפלֶקס |
 Hindi: सहज क्रिया |
 Croatian: refleks |
 Hungarian: reflex |
 Indonesian: refleks |
 Icelandic: ósjálfrátt viðbragð |
 Italian: riflesso |
 Japanese: 反射作用(の) |
 Korean: 반사적인 |
 Lithuanian: refleksas |
 Latvian: reflekss |
 Malay: tindakan refleks, tindaka |
 Dutch: reflex |
 Norwegian: refleksbevegelse |
 Polish: odruch |
 Persian: عکس العمل؛ واکنش؛ باز تاب |
 Pashto: عكس العمل غيرارادى تصوير، |
 Portuguese: reflexo |
 Romanian: reflex |
 Russian: рефлекс;рефлекторный |
 Slovak: reflex |
 Slovenian: refleks |
 Serbian: refleks |
 Swedish: reflex[rörelse] |
 Thai: ปฏิกิริยาตอบกลับโดยอัตโนม |
 Turkish: refleks |
 Taiwanese: 反射的(動作)，本能的反應 |
 Ukrainian: рефлекс; рефлекторний |
 Urdu: فعل اضطراری |
 Vietnamese: sự phản xạ; sự phản ánh |
 Chinese: 反应能力，反射作用反射，反射的 |
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