He died; and oh! may no reflection shed Its poisonous venom on the
royal dead.
Prior.
5. (Physiol.) The transference of an excitement from one nerve fiber to
another by means of the nerve cells, as in reflex action. See Reflex
action, under Reflex.
Angle of reflection, the angle which anything, as a ray of light, on
leaving a reflecting surface, makes with the perpendicular to the
surface. -- Angle of total reflection. (Opt.) Same as Critical angle,
under Critical.
Syn. -- Meditation; contemplation; rumination; cogitation;
consideration; musing; thinking.
Re*flect"ive (r?*fl?kt"?v), a. [Cf. F. réflectif. Cf. Reflexive.] 1.
Throwing back images; as, a reflective mirror.
In the reflective stream the sighing bride, viewing her charms.
Prior.
2. Capable of exercising thought or judgment; as, reflective reason.
Prior.
His perceptive and reflective faculties . . . thus acquired a
precocious and extraordinary development.
Motley.
3. Addicted to introspective or meditative habits; as, a reflective
person.