Meaning

7 senses
  1. Something which reflects heat, light or sound, especially something having a reflecting surface.

    відбива́чvidbyváč

  2. A reflecting telescope.

  3. A small, often red, reflecting disk on the rear of a vehicle or bicycle that reflects the headlights of other vehicles.

    Reflektor

    отража́тельotražátelʹ, рефле́кторrefléktor

  4. A safety reflector.

  5. One who reflects on something; one who thinks or considers at length.

  6. Something that is reflective (indicative) of something else.

  7. A pattern which can change the direction and/or offset of an oncoming spaceship without being destroyed.

More definitions
  • device that reflects radiation
  • optical telescope consisting of a large concave mirror that produces an image that is magnified by the eyepiece

Examples

3 sentences
  1. That sticker is covering the reflector.

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  2. Ziri was wearing bright running clothes with reflectors.

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  3. Apollo 11 astronauts set up the first reflector when they made the first manned flight to the moon nearly 40 years ago.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
something that reflects heat, light or sound:
Русский
By meaning 1
small reflecting disk on a vehicle:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
small reflecting disk on a vehicle:

Origin

From reflect + -or.

From reflect + -or.

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Forms

plural: reflectors

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • optical telescope consisting of a large concave mirror that produces an image that is magnified by the eyepiece:reflecting telescope

Word family

10 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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