Word Type

Noun

Verb

Adjective

Adjective

The word "reflex" can be used as noun, verb, adjective and adjective.

Word Relationships

Coordinate Terms

cognate

Derived Terms

Achilles reflex Achilles tendon reflex time Babinski reflex Babinski's reflex Cushing reflex Ferguson reflex Lombard reflex Moro reflex SLR TLR abdominal reflex abdominocardiac reflex baroreflex bass reflex chemoreflex conditioned reflex digital single-lens reflex digital single-lens reflex camera dual-lens reflex dysphoric milk ejection reflex ergoreflex excitoreflex gag reflex hyperreflexia hyporeflexia kneejerk reflex mechanoreflex metaboreflex multireflex neuroreflex nonreflex patellar reflex patellar reflex pharyngeal reflex photic sneeze reflex pilomotor reflex plantar reflex primitive reflex reflex angle reflex arc reflex bleeding reflex camera reflex hammer reflex mirror reflex response reflex sympathetic dystrophy reflex viewfinder reflexless reflexly reflexmate reflexness reflexogenic reflexograph reflexology rooting reflex semireflex single lens reflex single-lens reflex startle reflex twin lens reflex twin-lens reflex unconditioned reflex unkenreflex zoom-lens reflex

Context

geometry linguistics painting photography

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

reaction response

Type Of (IsA)

action reaction reflected heat light or color

Related Terms

action automatic automatic response back bend bent camera cultural daughter language doctor doctor tap instantaneous instantaneous action instinctive instinctive action jerk jump knee knee jerk knee jump knee tapping motion myth quick quick motion reaction reflect reflected reflection respond response stimulus tap tapping tic turn turned viewfinder

Similar Terms

involuntary

Synonym Network

re entrant reflexive

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