Definition
Reflection is the image you see when light bounces off a surface like a mirror or water, or the careful thought you give to something that has happened or that you are learning.
Etymology
From Latin *reflectio* meaning ‘a bending back’, from *reflectere* (to bend back), from *re-* (back) + *flectere* (to bend). It kept both the physical and mental senses in English.
Kelly Says
A reflection in water is light’s memory of where it came from. Mental reflection is your brain’s way of revisiting events so they don’t just pass by—you squeeze meaning out of them instead of just time.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
weerspieëling
veer-spi-E-ling
ARالعربية
انعكاس
in-i-kaas
BGБългарски
отражение
ot-ra-ZHE-ni-e
BNবাংলা
প্রতিফলন
pro-ti-pho-lon
CACatalà
reflexió
re-flek-SI-o
DADansk
refleksion
re-flek-SHOON
DEDeutsch
Reflexion
re-flek-ZYON
ELΕλληνικά
αντανάκλαση
an-ta-NA-kla-si
ESEspañol
reflejo
re-FLE-ho
ETEesti
peegeldus
peeg-EL-dus
FISuomi
heijastus
hei-YAS-tus
FRFrançais
réflexion
re-flek-SYON
GLGalego
reflexión
re-flek-SYON
HEעברית
השתקפות
hish-ta-ka-FUT
HIहिन्दी
प्रतिबिंब
pra-ti-bim-ba
HUMagyar
tükröződés
TÜK-rö-ző-deesh
IDBahasa Indonesia
pantulan
pan-tu-lan
ITItaliano
riflessione
rif-fles-SYO-ne
LTLietuvių
atspindys
at-SPIN-dys
LVLatviešu
atspulgs
AT-spulgs
MSBahasa Melayu
pantulan
pan-tu-lan
MYမြန်မာ
ရောင်ပြန်ခြင်း
yaung-pyan-chin
NLNederlands
reflectie
re-flek-TSI
NONorsk
refleksjon
re-flek-SHOON
PLPolski
odbicie
od-BEE-chye
PTPortuguês
reflexão
re-flek-SAO
RORomână
reflexie
re-flek-SI-e
RUРусский
отражение
ot-ra-ZHE-ni-ye
SKSlovenčina
odraz
OD-raz
SLSlovenščina
odsev
OD-sev
SVSvenska
reflektion
re-flek-SHOON
SWKiswahili
akisi
a-KI-si
TAதமிழ்
பிரதிபலிப்பு
pi-ra-ti-pa-lip-pu
TEతెలుగు
ప్రతిబింబం
pra-ti-bim-bam
THไทย
การสะท้อน
kaan sa-ton
TRTürkçe
yansıma
yan-si-MA
UKУкраїнська
відображення
vi-do-bra-ZHE-nya
VITiếng Việt
sự phản chiếu
su phan chieu