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retroreflective

retroreflective adjective: tending to reflect light back to its source with a minimum scattering of light.

Adjective

retroreflective (comparative more retroreflective, superlative most retroreflective)

  1. Tending to reflect light back to its source with a minimum scattering of light.

Forms of retroreflective

comparativemore retroreflective
superlativemost retroreflective

Origin of retroreflective

From retro- + reflective.

Words formed from retroreflective

Questions about retroreflective

What does retroreflective mean?
Retroreflective means tending to reflect light back to its source with a minimum scattering of light.
What part of speech is retroreflective?
Retroreflective is an adjective.

Words near retroreflective in the dictionary

  1. retroreflectance
  2. retroreflected
  3. retroreflecting
  4. retroreflection
  5. retroreflections
  6. retroreflective
  7. retroreflectivity
  8. retroreflectometer
  9. retroreflector
  10. retroreflectorization
  11. retroreflectors

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