reflex
Meaning of reflex
noun
- an action that is performed without conscious thought as a response to a stimulus.
a newborn baby is equipped with basic reflexes
- a thing which is determined by and reproduces the essential features or qualities of something else.
- a reflected source of light.
the reflex from the window lit his face
- (of an action) performed without conscious thought as an automatic response to a stimulus.
sneezing is a reflex action
- (of an angle) exceeding 180°.
- (of light) reflected.
early 16th century (as a noun denoting reflection): from Latin reflexus ‘a bending back’, from reflectere ‘bend back’ (see reflect).
Information about reflex
- The plural form of reflex is: reflexes.
- Languages in which reflex is used:
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CatalanHyphenation of reflex
re-flex
- It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
- reflex is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
reflex synonyms
Meaning automatic:
Meaning (of a person) doing or being a specified thing apparently naturally or automatically:
Meaning operated by a machine or machinery:
Meaning done without will or conscious control:
Meaning acting or done without forethought:
Meaning using or based on what one feels to be true even without conscious reasoning; instinctive:
Meaning (of movement or activity in an organism) instinctive or involuntary:
Meaning done or existing without one realizing:
Meaning (of a stimulus or mental process) below the threshold of sensation or consciousness; perceived by or affecting someone's mind without their being aware of it:
Meaning expressed, done, or acting without proper consideration of the consequences:
Meaning (of an act, remark, or state) not thought out or planned beforehand:
Meaning not subject to conditions or to an antecedent condition; unconditional:
Meaning not having been taught or educated:
Meaning (of a person) not well educated:
Meaning not done on purpose:
Meaning (of a person) not aware of the full facts:
Meaning not resulting from or achieved through deliberate planning:
Meaning happening by chance, unintentionally, or unexpectedly:
reflex antonyms
Meaning aware of and responding to one's surroundings:
Meaning done, given, or acting of one's own free will:
Meaning (of a person) having acquired much knowledge through study:
Words that rhyme with reflex
flex, Aflex, Dentaflex, DynaFlex, Hemaflex, Paraflex, Zanaflex, pendaflex, AngeFlex, Keflex, Preflex, Reflex, baroreflex, chemoreflex, deflex, excitoreflex, idioreflex, keflex, multireflex, psychoreflex, semireflex, vasoreflex, Ethiflex, biflex, dorsiflex, semiflex, Delflex, Salflex, circumflex, inflex, AnnuloFlex, Bioflex, CarboFlex, Chiroflex, EcoFlex, Iodoflex, Leucoflex, Phacoflex, Soflex, cycloflex, introflex, retroflex, Norflex, DressFlex, Docuflex, genuflex, Babyflex, Dyflex, Polyflex
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