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retroreflect

retroreflect verb: to reflect in such a way that the reflected rays are parallel to the incident rays.

Verb

retroreflect (third-person singular simple present retroreflects, present participle retroreflecting, simple past and past participle retroreflected)

  1. (transitive) To reflect in such a way that the reflected rays are parallel to the incident rays.

Forms of retroreflect

third-person singular presentretroreflects
present participleretroreflecting
past participleretroreflected
pastretroreflected

Origin of retroreflect

From retro- + reflect.

Questions about retroreflect

What does retroreflect mean?
Retroreflect means to reflect in such a way that the reflected rays are parallel to the incident rays.
What part of speech is retroreflect?
Retroreflect is a verb.
What is the past tense of retroreflect?
The past tense of retroreflect is retroreflected.

Words near retroreflect in the dictionary

  1. retropupillary
  2. retroquire
  3. retroquires
  4. retrorectal
  5. retrorectus
  6. retroreflect
  7. retroreflectance
  8. retroreflected
  9. retroreflecting
  10. retroreflection
  11. retroreflections

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