reflector

[ ri-flek-ter ]
/ rɪˈflɛk tər /
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noun

a person or thing that reflects.
a body, surface, or device that reflects light, heat, sound, or the like.
reflecting telescope.
a substance, as graphite or heavy water, used to prevent the escape of neutrons from the core of a nuclear reactor.

Origin of reflector

First recorded in 1655–65; reflect + -or2

OTHER WORDS FROM reflector

non·re·flec·tor, noun

Words nearby reflector

reflection nebula, reflection plane, reflective, reflectivity, reflectometer, reflector, reflectorize, reflet, reflex, reflex angle, reflex arc

Words related to reflector

mirror, speculum, gaper, imager

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British Dictionary definitions for reflector

reflector
/ (rɪˈflɛktə) /

noun

a person or thing that reflects
a surface or object that reflects light, sound, heat, etc
a small translucent red disc, strip, etc, with a reflecting backing on the rear of a road vehicle, which reflects the light of the headlights of a following vehicle
another name for reflecting telescope
part of an aerial placed so as to increase the forward radiation of the radiator and decrease the backward radiation

Medical definitions for reflector

reflector
[ rĭ-flĕk′tər ]

n.

A surface that reflects light, heat, or sound.