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superreflection

superreflection noun: the reflection of a reflected image, sound, magnetosonic wave, etc.

Noun

superreflection (countable and uncountable, plural superreflections)

  1. The reflection of a reflected image, sound, magnetosonic wave, etc.
    • There be three kinds of reflections of sounds; a reflection concurrent, a reflection iterant, which we call echo; and a super-reflection, or an echo of an echo1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “III. Century.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for...

Forms of superreflection

pluralsuperreflections

Origin of superreflection

From super- + reflection.

Questions about superreflection

What does superreflection mean?
Superreflection means the reflection of a reflected image, sound, magnetosonic wave, etc.
What part of speech is superreflection?
Superreflection is a noun.
What is the plural of superreflection?
The plural of superreflection is superreflections.

Words near superreflection in the dictionary

  1. superrecursive
  2. superrefine
  3. superrefined
  4. superrefines
  5. superrefining
  6. superreflection
  7. superreflections
  8. superreflexivity
  9. superregal
  10. superregeneration
  11. superregenerative

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