reflector

Noun

Meaning

One who, or that which, reflects.

Something having a polished surface for reflecting light or heat, as a mirror, a speculum, etc.

A device for reflecting sound.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

mirror reflecting telescope looking-glass miro speculum glass antenna dish aerial telescope projector spiegel copier searchlight ejector
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Antonyms

dark darkness shade obscurity anonymity oblivion
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Hypernyms

device optical telescope

Hyponyms

mirror Schmidt camera parabolic reflector solar collector Schmidt telescope Newtonian telescope

Phrases with the word

reflex reflector reflector antenna parabolic reflector assembly paraboloidal reflector linear fresnel reflector reflector telescope

Examples

It does not pay a man to exist until the age of Methuselah by making his days indolent and useless. The more this is reflected upon, the more the reflector will desire to undertake meaningful and useful actions, the more they will have lived. Frederick II of Prussia

Isaac Newton invented the reflecting telescope in 1668 Source: Internet

A bicycle reflector appears brighter to the passenger car driver than to the truck driver at the same distance from the vehicle to the reflector. Source: Internet

A fresh film of aluminium serves as a good reflector (approximately 92%) of visible light and an excellent reflector (as much as 98%) of medium and far infrared radiation. Source: Internet

As the holy month of Ramadan began, the bearded man in reflector sunglasses and a maple leaf-embroidered baseball cap recorded himself in a series of videos staking out Edmonton's largest mosque. Source: Internet

A wide range of concentrating technologies exists; the most developed are the parabolic trough, the concentrating linear fresnel reflector, the Stirling dish and the solar power tower. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

reflectometrically reflectometry reflectoporn reflector antenna reflector dish reflector telescope