Now, I say, why Time should be so burthensome to such as these, or what should betray them to such infrugal Expences of it, I can give no account without making severe Reflexions on their Discretion.
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Reflexion
/ɹɪˈflɛkʃ(ə)n/
Synonyms for "reflexion" (13 found)
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Closest matches (3)
Noun(3 words)
Strong matches (4)
Noun(4 words)
Related words (6)
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More general
23 entriesShowing 16 of 23 words.
More specific
8 entriescritical reflectiondiffuse reflectionmirror imagereflected imagereflective thinkingself reflectionspecular reflectiontotal internal reflection
Collocations
6 entriesangle of incidencediffuse reflectionimage formationmirror imagereflection coefficientspecular reflection
Inflections
2 entriesDerivations
2 entriesmirror reflectionself reflection
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
He gets off the train, determined not to leave town after all. But a little further reflexion shows him the folly of such a course.
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