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13 total sentences available.
The Daguerreotype process involved combining metal particles and chemicals on a silver-covered piece of copper to reflect, or give back, images of light. This reflective process was able to produce sharp, colorless pictures.
Source: tatoeba (6990387)
LightSail 2 is the latest demonstration of solar sail technology, which uses the gentle pressure of photons — the particles of light — on a lightweight, reflective surface to propel a craft through space, similar to the way the wind pushes a sailing ship across the ocean.
Source: tatoeba (8125261)
The tyre wall is coated with a reflective material to provide extra visibility in the dark.
Source: tatoeba (9977560)
Each plastic sheet is about as thin as a human hair and coated with reflective metal, providing protection on the order of more than SPF 1 million.
Source: tatoeba (10606856)
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Closest matches include contemplative, pensive, artmaking practice, aware, bathroom looking glass.
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