Reflector
noun
An object that sends light, heat, or sound back, instead of absorbing it.
I put a reflector on my bike to increase safety when riding at night.
Often appears as...
- bike reflector
- light reflector
noun
A device that is built to focus or direct light, radio waves, or sound for specific purposes.
The telescope uses a large reflector to collect and focus light from distant stars.
Often appears as...
- reflector telescope
- reflector oven
Usage tips
Scientific
noun
In computer programming, a reflector is a tool that enables a user to browse, search, analyze, and manage the contents of a database or other data repository.
.NET Reflector is a class browser and static analyzer for software created with .NET
Often appears as...
- .net reflector
- java reflector
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Technical
noun
An object that sends light, heat, or sound back, instead of absorbing it.
I put a reflector on my bike to increase safety when riding at night.
Often appears as...
- bike reflector
- light reflector
noun
A device that is built to focus or direct light, radio waves, or sound for specific purposes.
The telescope uses a large reflector to collect and focus light from distant stars.
Often appears as...
- reflector telescope
- reflector oven
Usage tips
Scientific
noun
In computer programming, a reflector is a tool that enables a user to browse, search, analyze, and manage the contents of a database or other data repository.
.NET Reflector is a class browser and static analyzer for software created with .NET
Often appears as...
- .net reflector
- java reflector
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Visibility Aid
Reflectors on vehicles or clothing ensure the wearer or object is seen.
The runner wore a jacket with reflectors for the night jog.
Pro Tip 2/3Not a Source
Reflectors do not create light; they send back existing light.
The roadside was lined with reflectors that shone in the car's headlights.
Pro Tip 3/3Safety Feature
Reflectors are crucial for safety in low-light environments.
Her bicycle's reflector alerted drivers to her presence.
Pro Tip 1/3Visibility Aid
Reflectors on vehicles or clothing ensure the wearer or object is seen.
The runner wore a jacket with reflectors for the night jog.
Pro Tip 2/3Not a Source
Reflectors do not create light; they send back existing light.
The roadside was lined with reflectors that shone in the car's headlights.
Pro Tip 3/3Safety Feature
Reflectors are crucial for safety in low-light environments.
Her bicycle's reflector alerted drivers to her presence.
Pro Tip 1/3Visibility Aid
Reflectors on vehicles or clothing ensure the wearer or object is seen.
The runner wore a jacket with reflectors for the night jog.
Pro Tip 2/3Not a Source
Reflectors do not create light; they send back existing light.
The roadside was lined with reflectors that shone in the car's headlights.
Pro Tip 3/3Safety Feature
Reflectors are crucial for safety in low-light environments.
Her bicycle's reflector alerted drivers to her presence.
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Tim Laman & Ed Scholes:...
had never seen them use and display before we really had no idea what it was for well it turns out when he plunges his head down and that breast shield goes up at the same time this basically reflector on the back of his head pops out and he uses it to basically trace the waggle emotion of his heads that the female can see what's going on because he's so black she otherwise wouldn't be able to see that
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Silk, the ancient...
tissue section in fact as you see that reflector tape so much like you're seen at night by a car then the ideas that you can see if you illuminate tissue you can see deeper parts of tissue because there's that reflective tape there that is that a silk and you see there it gets reintegrated in tissue and reintegration
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12 truths I learned from...
while slathered in baby oil and basking in the glow of a tinfoil reflector shield. It was so liberating, though, to face the truth that I was no longer in the last throes of middle age,
Video examples
Tim Laman & Ed Scholes:...
had never seen them use and display before we really had no idea what it was for well it turns out when he plunges his head down and that breast shield goes up at the same time this basically reflector on the back of his head pops out and he uses it to basically trace the waggle emotion of his heads that the female can see what's going on because he's so black she otherwise wouldn't be able to see that
Video examples
Silk, the ancient...
tissue section in fact as you see that reflector tape so much like you're seen at night by a car then the ideas that you can see if you illuminate tissue you can see deeper parts of tissue because there's that reflective tape there that is that a silk and you see there it gets reintegrated in tissue and reintegration
Video examples
12 truths I learned from...
while slathered in baby oil and basking in the glow of a tinfoil reflector shield. It was so liberating, though, to face the truth that I was no longer in the last throes of middle age,
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