reflector

American  

[ri-flek-ter] / rɪˈflɛk tər /

noun

1. a person or thing that reflects.

2. a body, surface, or device that reflects light, heat, sound, or the like.

3. telescope1

4. a substance, as graphite or heavy water, used to prevent the escape of neutrons from the core of a nuclear reactor.

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reflector British  

/ rɪˈflɛktə /

noun

1. a person or thing that reflects

2. a surface or object that reflects light, sound, heat, etc

3. a small translucent red disc, strip, etc, with a reflecting backing on the rear of a road vehicle, which reflects the light of the headlights of a following vehicle

4. another name for reflecting telescope

5. part of an aerial placed so as to increase the forward radiation of the radiator and decrease the backward radiation

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Other Word Forms

• nonreflector
  noun

Etymology

Origin of reflector

First recorded in 1655–65; reflect + -or ²

Example Sentences

“It’s the same sayings,” said Mr. Alcala, as reported by the Kansas Reflector.

From Washington Times • Apr. 27, 2023

The Kansas Reflector writes that a “lack of financial certainty” in Oklahoma’s offer may have been the difference for Panasonic.

From The Verge • Jul. 19, 2022

Their participation was first reported this week by the Kansas Reflector, which obtained 15 pages of emails through an open records request.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 10, 2021

Many of these new projects, including Orbital Display’s ads, Orbital Reflector, and Elysium Space, are tiny satellites called CubeSats—10-centimeter cubes that weigh up to 20 pounds.

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2019

In 1810, the two brothers had established a quarterly, The Reflector, of much the same nature and creed as The Examiner.

From Leigh Hunt's Relations with Byron, Shelley and Keats by Miller, Barnette

Related Words

• mirror