reflector
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re·flec·tor
(rĭ-flĕk'tər) 
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- Something, such as a surface, that reflects.
- A reflecting telescope.
Fowler's Modern English Usage:
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reflector
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1. A device that redirects light or sound by reflection.
2. The device on a luminaire which controls the distribution of light from the lamp by reflection.
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reflector
IN BRIEF: A polished surface that bends or throws back waves of light sound, or heat; a mirror.
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categories related to 'reflector'
- Branches, Laws, Theories, and Techniques - reflector: telescope with mirror as objective
- Tools and Techniques - reflector: any substance used as background to reflect light
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Reflector may refer to:
Science
- Reflector, a device that causes reflection (for example, a mirror or a retroreflector)
- Reflector (photography), used to control lighting contrast
- Reflecting telescope
- Reflector (antenna), the part of an antenna that reflects radio waves
- Reflector (cipher machine), a component of some rotor machines (a type of cipher machine), such as the Enigma machine, that sends electrical impulses that have reached it from the machine's rotors, back in reverse order through those rotors
- Reflector, the newsletter of the Boston section of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
- Reflector, in math, the left adjoint in a reflective subcategory
- Neutron reflector, in physics
Computing
- .NET Reflector, code browser utility
- Reflector, in an electronic mailing list, a single email address that reflects (sends/remails) a copy of an email sent to it to other email addresses
- Reflector router, used in a distributed reflected denial of service attack (DRDoS)
Music
- Reflector (Pablo Cruise album), a 1981 album by Pablo Cruise
- Reflector (Killing Heidi album), a 2000 album by Killing Heidi
- Reflector (PlanetShakers album), a 2002 album by PlanetShakers
- Reflector (band), a rock band based in Beijing
Other
- Reflector (newspaper), the student newspaper of Mississippi State University
- Reflector (Transformers), a fictional character Decepticon in the Transformers toyline of the 1980s
See also
- All pages beginning with "Reflector"
- All pages with titles containing "Reflector"
- Reflection (disambiguation)
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Reflector
Dansk (Danish)
n. - reflektor, lyssamler, hulspejl, katteøje, refleks
Nederlands (Dutch)
terugkaatsend voorwerp of vlak, holle spiegel in telescoop/ zaklantaarn etc.
Français (French)
n. - réflecteur, cataphote, catadioptre
Deutsch (German)
n. - Reflektor, Rückstrahler
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ανακλαστήρας, καθρέφτης
Português (Portuguese)
n. - refletor (m)
Español (Spanish)
n. - reflector
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - reflektor, lampskärm
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
反射器, 反射物, 反射镜, 反射望远镜
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 反射器, 反射物, 反射鏡, 反射望遠鏡
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 반사물, 반사경, 반사 망원경
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 反射物, 反射鏡, 反射面, 熟考者, 批評家, 反射器
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) العاكس, التلسكوب العاكس
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - מחזירור, רפלקטור
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