reflector

Etymology

reflect +‎ -or

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈflɛktə(ɹ)/
• Rhymes: -ɛktə(ɹ)

Noun

reflector (plural reflectors)

1. Something which reflects heat, light or sound, especially something having a reflecting surface.
   • 1898, Winston Churchill, chapter 5, in The Celebrity:

     Then came a maid with hand-bag and shawls, and after her a tall young lady. She stood for a moment holding her skirt above the grimy steps, […] , and the light of the reflector fell full upon her.

2. A reflecting telescope.
3. A small, often red, reflecting disk on the rear of a vehicle or bicycle that reflects the headlights of other vehicles.
4. A safety reflector.

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Noun

reflector m (plural reflectors or reflectoren, diminutive reflectortje n)

1. reflector (reflecting disk on the rear of a vehicle; chiefly a bicycle)

Verb

reflector

1. first-person singular present passive indicative of reflectō

Adjective

reflector (feminine singular reflectora, masculine plural reflectores, feminine plural reflectoras)

1. reflecting

Noun

reflector m (plural reflectores)

1. reflector
2. spotlight