reflexion
Britishnoun
Other Word Forms
- reflexional adjective
Example Sentences
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And then it hits me, in a moment of selfless reflexion that atypical in a narcissistic profession such as writing: The single best moment of the weekend was seeing Victoria enjoy herself.
From Washington Times • May 10, 2017
A landscape on the shores of a lake with its reflexion in the water, is a system of horizontal symmetry.
From Popular scientific lectures by Mach, Ernst
As she made this reflexion it of course never occurred to her that she herself might suffer true measurement, for she was not a sacrificial lamb.
From Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales by James, Henry
After a moment's reflexion, he spoke, not angrily but seriously.
From A Russian Gentleman by Aksakov, S. T. (Sergei Timofeevich)
The left eye is the reflexion of the right.
From Popular scientific lectures by Mach, Ernst
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