Webster's Dictionary 1913

1756

Reflector

Re‐flect″or (–ẽr), n. [Cf. F. réflecteur.] 1. One who, or that which, reflects. Boyle.2. (Physics) (a) Something having a polished surface for reflecting light or heat, as a mir...

1757

Reflet

‖Re‐flet″ (re‐flĕ″), n. [F., reflection. See Reflect.] Luster; special brilliancy of surface; — used esp. in ceramics to denote the peculiar metallic brilliancy seen in lustered...

1758

Reflex

Re″flex (r?″fl?ks), a. [L. reflexus, p. p. of reflectere: cf. F. réflexe. See Reflect.] 1. Directed back; attended by reflection; retroactive; introspective.The reflex act of th...

1759

Reflex (2)

Re″flex (r?″fl?ks; formerly r?‐fl?ks″), n. [L. reflexus a bending back. See Reflect.] 1. Reflection; the light reflected from an illuminated surface to one in shade.Yon gray is ...

1760

Reflex (3)

Re‐flex″ (r?‐fl?ks″), v. t. [L. reflexus, p. p. of reflectere. See Reflect.] 1. To reflect. Shak.2. To bend back; to turn back. J. Gregory.

1761

Reflexed

Re‐flexed″ (r?‐fl?kst″), a. Bent backward or outward.

1762

Reflexibility

Re‐flex′i‐bil″i‐ty (r?‐fl?ks′?‐b?l″?‐t?), n. [Cf. F. réflexibilité.] The quality or capability of being reflexible; as, the reflexibility of the rays of light. Sir I. Newton.

1763

Reflexible

Re‐flex″i‐ble (r?‐fl?ks″?‐b'l), a. [CF. F. réflexible.] Capable of being reflected, or thrown back.The light of the sun consists of rays differently refrangible and reflexible. ...

1764

Reflexion

Re‐flex″ion (–fl?k″sh?n), n. See Reflection. Chaucer.

1765

Reflexity

Re‐flex″i‐ty (r?‐fl?ks″?‐t?), n. The state or condition of being reflected.

1766

Reflexive

Re‐flex″ive (–?v), a. 1. [Cf. F. réflexif.] Bending or turned backward; reflective; having respect to something past.Assurance reflexive can not be a divine faith. Hammond.2. Im...

1767

Reflexly

Re‐flex″ly, adv. In a reflex manner; reflectively.

1768

Refloat

Re″float (r?″fl?t), n. Reflux; ebb. Bacon.

1769

Reflorescence

Re′flo‐res″cence (r?′fl?‐r?s″sens), n.(Bot.) A blossoming anew of a plant after it has apparently ceased blossoming for the season.

1770

Reflourish

Re‐flour″ish (r?‐fl?r″?sh), v. t. & i. To flourish again.

1771

Reflow

Re‐flow″ (r?‐fl?″), v. i. To flow back; to ebb.

1772

Reflower

Re‐flow″er (rē‐flou″ẽr), v. i. & t. To flower, or cause to flower, again. Sylvester.

1773

Refluctuation

Re‐fluc′tu‐a″tion (r?‐fl?k′t?‐?″sh?n; 135), n. A flowing back; refluence.

1774

Refluence

{ Ref″lu‐ence (r?f″l?–ens), Ref″lu‐en‐cy (–en‐s?), } n. The quality of being refluent; a flowing back.

1775

Refluent

Ref″lu‐ent (–ent), a. [L. refluens, p. pr. of refluere to flow back; pref. re- re- + fluere to flow. See Flurent.] Flowing back; returning; ebbing. Cowper.And refluent through t...

1776

Reflueus

Ref″lu‐eus (–?s), a. [L. refluus.] Refluent.

1777

Reflux

Re″flux′ (r?″fl?ks′), a. Returning, or flowing back; reflex; as, reflux action.

1778

Reflux (2)

Re″flux′, n. [F. reflux. See Refluent, Flux.] A flowing back, as the return of a fluid; ebb; reaction; as, the flux and reflux of the tides.All from meShall with a fierce reflux...

1779

Refocillate

Re‐foc″il‐late (r?‐f?s″?l‐l?t), v. t. [L. refocillatus, p. p. of refocillare; pref. re- re- + focillare to revive by warmth.] To refresh; to revive. Aubrey.

1780

Refocillation

Re‐foc′il‐la″tion (–l?″sh?n), n. Restoration of strength by refreshment. Middleton.

1781

Refold

Re‐fold″ (r?‐f?ld″), v. t. To fold again.

1782

Refoment

Re′fo‐ment″ (r?′f?‐m?nt″), v. t. To foment anew.