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semireflex

semireflex adjective: of an action: performed involuntarily, but not entirely independent of the will.

Adjective

semireflex (not comparable)

  1. Of an action: performed involuntarily, but not entirely independent of the will.
    • Sniffing is a semireflex response to a new smell.

Origin of semireflex

From semi- + reflex.

Questions about semireflex

What does semireflex mean?
Semireflex means of an action: performed involuntarily, but not entirely independent of the will.
What part of speech is semireflex?
Semireflex is an adjective.

Words near semireflex in the dictionary

  1. semireduction
  2. semireductions
  3. semiredundant
  4. semirefined
  5. semireflective
  6. semireflex
  7. semireflexive
  8. semireformed
  9. semiregular
  10. semiregular polyhedra
  11. semiregular polyhedron

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