<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>the act of reflecting, as in casting back a light or heat, mirroring, or giving back or showing an image; the state of being reflected in this way.</li><li>an image; representation; counterpart.</li><li>a fixing of the thoughts on something; careful consideration.</li><li>Synonyms: rumination, thinking, study, cogitation, deliberation, meditation.</li><li>a thought occurring in consideration or meditation.</li><li>an unfavorable remark or observation.</li><li>Synonyms: criticism, reproach, aspersion, imputation.</li><li>the casting of some imputation or reproach.</li><li>Physics, Optics: the return of light, heat, sound, etc., after striking a surface.</li><li>something so reflected, as heat or especially light.</li><li>Mathematics: (in a plane) the replacement of each point on one side of a line by the point symmetrically placed on the other side of the line.</li><li>(in space) the replacement of each point on one side of a plane by the symmetric point on the other side of the plane.</li><li>Anatomy: the bending or folding back of a part upon itself.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>