Reflex

  • 31reflex — adj. & n. adj. 1 (of an action) independent of the will, as an automatic response to the stimulation of a nerve (e.g. a sneeze). 2 (of an angle) exceeding 180°. 3 bent backwards. 4 (of light) reflected. 5 (of a thought etc.) introspective;… …

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  • 32reflex — I. noun Etymology: Latin reflexus, past participle of reflectere to reflect Date: 1508 1. a. archaic reflected heat, light, or color b. a mirrored image c. a copy exact in essential or peculiar features 2. a. an automatic and often inborn… …

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  • 33Reflex — Re|flẹx 〈m.; Gen.: es, Pl.: e〉 1. Widerschein; LichtReflex 2. 〈Physiol.〉 Ansprechen auf einen Reiz; bedingter Reflex; unbedingter Reflex [Etym.: <frz. réflexe »unwillkürlich; Reflex« <lat. reflexum »das Zurückgeworfene«, Part. Perf. zu… …

    Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • 34reflex — re·flex s.m. e f.inv., agg.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} s.m.inv. TS fotogr. particolare sistema di inquadratura caratteristico di alcuni apparecchi fotografici o cinematografici, in cui le immagini raccolte dall obiettivo vengono riflesse da uno… …

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  • 35reflex — re|flex [ ri,fleks ] noun count 1. ) a movement that your muscles make without you thinking about it or being able to control it: The blinking reflex can be set off by bright light. The doctor tested all his reflexes. 2. ) a way of reacting to… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 36reflex — re•flex adj., n. [[t]ˈri flɛks[/t]] v. [[t]rɪˈflɛks[/t]] adj. 1) phl 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… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 37reflex — adjective /ˈriflɛks / (say reefleks) 1. Physiology denoting or relating to an involuntary response in which an impulse evoked by a stimulus is transmitted along an afferent nerve to a nerve centre, and from there through one or more synapses to… …

  • 38réflex — {{#}}{{LM R33346}}{{〓}} {{[}}réflex{{]}} ‹ré·flex› {{◆}}(pl. réflex){{◇}} {{《}}▍ adj.inv.{{》}} {{<}}1{{>}} {{♂}}Referido a una cámara fotográfica,{{♀}} que tiene un visor con un sistema de espejos que permite ver la imagen que se imprimirá en la… …

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  • 39Reflex — der Reflex, e (Mittelstufe) unwillkürliche Reaktion des Organismus auf einen äußeren Reiz Beispiel: Der Torwart hat gute Reflexe. Kollokation: bedingter Reflex der Reflex, e (Aufbaustufe) Licht, das von einer spiegelnden Fläche zurückgeworfen… …

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  • 40reflex — 1. noun a) An automatic response to a simple stimulus which does not require mental processing. b) A corresponding phoneme in a daughter language. 2 …

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