ALL meanings of reflex-action
re·flex-ac·tion
R r - adjective reflex-action 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-action occurring in reaction; responsive. 1
- adjective reflex-action cast back; reflected, as light, color, etc. 1
- adjective reflex-action bent or turned back. 1
- adjective reflex-action designating a radio apparatus in which the same circuit or part performs two functions. 1
- noun reflex-action Physiology. Also called reflex act. movement caused by a reflex response. Also called reflex action. the entire physiological process activating such movement. 1
- noun reflex-action any automatic, unthinking, often habitual behavior or response. 1
- noun reflex-action the reflection or image of an object, as exhibited by a mirror or the like. 1
- noun reflex-action a reproduction, as if in a mirror. 1
- noun reflex-action a copy; adaptation. 1
- noun reflex-action reflected light, color, etc. 1
- noun reflex-action Historical Linguistics. an element in a language, as a sound, that has developed from a corresponding element in an earlier form of the language: The (ō) in “stone” is a reflex of Old English ā. 1
- noun reflex-action a reflex radio receiver. 1
- noun reflex-action a reflex camera. 1
- verb with object reflex-action to subject to a reflex process. 1
- verb with object reflex-action to bend, turn, or fold back. 1
- verb with object reflex-action to arrange in a reflex system. 1