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reflectability

reflectability noun: the quality of being reflectable; able to be reflected.

Noun

reflectability (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being reflectable; able to be reflected.
    • Night time results, for example, in an increase in reflectability, which is why a distant AM commercial broadcast station can often be heard at night but not by day.1987, Neil D. Van Sickle, John F. Welch, Van Sickle's Modern Airmanship, page 225
    • Such questions as his attitude to garlic and crosses, and his reflectability in mirrors, simply never arise — but he does eventually acquire the power to manifest himself by day.1997, Joan Gordon, Veronica Hollinger, Blood Read: The Vampire as Metaphor in Contemporary Culture, page 81

Forms of reflectability

alternative formreflectibility

Origin of reflectability

From reflect + -ability.

Questions about reflectability

What does reflectability mean?
Reflectability means the quality of being reflectable; able to be reflected.
What part of speech is reflectability?
Reflectability is a noun.

Words near reflectability in the dictionary

  1. reflavor
  2. reflavour
  3. reflect
  4. reflect on
  5. reflect upon
  6. reflectability
  7. reflectable
  8. reflectance
  9. reflectances
  10. reflectancies
  11. reflectancy

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