reflex

Meanings

Plural: reflexes

Noun

• an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
• An automatic response to a simple stimulus which does not require mental processing.
• The descendant of an earlier language element, such as a word or phoneme, in a daughter language.
• The ancestor word corresponding to a descendant.
• The descendant of anything from an earlier time, such as a cultural myth.
• Reflection or an image produced by reflection. The light reflected from an illuminated surface to one in shade.

Adjective Satellite

• without volition or conscious control
  • "a reflex knee jerk"
  • "sneezing is reflexive"

Adj

• Bent, turned back or reflected.
• Produced automatically by a stimulus.
• Having greater than 180 degrees but less than 360 degrees.
• Illuminated by light reflected from another part of the same picture.

Verb

• To bend back or turn back over itself.
• To reflect (light, sight, etc.).
• To reflect or mirror (an object), to show the image of.
• To cast (beams of light) on something.
• To respond to a stimulus.

Synonyms

automatic, derivative, inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, re-entrant, reflex action, reflex response, reflexive, unconditioned reflex

Antonyms

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