-- Re*flect"ive*ly, adv. -- Re*flect"ive*ness, n. "Reflectiveness of
manner." J. C. Shairp.
Re*flect"or (-r), n. [Cf. F. réflecteur.] 1. One who, or that which,
reflects. Boyle.
2. (Physics) (a) Something having a polished surface for reflecting
light or heat, as a mirror, a speculum, etc. (b) A reflecting
telescope. (c) A device for reflecting sound.
Re"flex (r?"fl?ks), a. [L. reflexus, p. p. of reflectere: cf. F.
réflexe. See Reflect.] 1. Directed back; attended by reflection;
retroactive; introspective.
The reflex act of the soul, or the turning of the intellectual eye
inward upon its own actions.
Sir M. Hale.