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- [adjective, noun ree-fleks; verb ri-fleks]
- /adjective, noun ˈri flɛks; verb rɪˈflɛks/
- /ˈriː.fleks/
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- [adjective, noun ree-fleks; verb ri-fleks]
- /adjective, noun ˈri flɛks; verb rɪˈflɛks/
Definitions of reflex word
- adjective reflex Physiology. noting or pertaining to an involuntary response to a stimulus, the nerve impulse from a receptor being transmitted inward to a nerve center that in turn transmits it outward to an effector. 1
- adjective reflex occurring in reaction; responsive. 1
- adjective reflex cast back; reflected, as light, color, etc. 1
- adjective reflex bent or turned back. 1
- adjective reflex designating a radio apparatus in which the same circuit or part performs two functions. 1
- noun reflex Physiology. Also called reflex act. movement caused by a reflex response. Also called reflex action. the entire physiological process activating such movement. 1
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Origin of reflex
First appearance:
before 1500 One of the 26% oldest English words
1500-10; < Latin reflexus bent back, past participle of reflectere to reflect
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Parts of speech for Reflex
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reflex popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
reflex usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for reflex
noun reflex
- aftereffect — The aftereffects of an event, experience, or substance are the conditions which result from it.
- double-take — a rapid or surprised second look, either literal or figurative, at a person or situation whose significance had not been completely grasped at first: His friends did a double take when they saw how much weight he had lost.
- feeling — a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching: the soft feel of cotton.
- follow-up — the act of following up.
- followup — the act of following.
adj reflex
- autogenetic — self-generated.
- automatic — An automatic machine or device is one which has controls that enable it to perform a task without needing to be constantly operated by a person. Automatic methods and processes involve the use of such machines.
- instinctive — of, relating to, or of the nature of instinct.
- intuitional — pertaining to or of the nature of intuition.
- involuntary — not voluntary; independent of one's will; not by one's own choice: an involuntary listener; involuntary servitude.
verb reflex
- kick — to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins.
adjective reflex
- mechanical — having to do with machinery: a mechanical failure.
Top questions with reflex
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