noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb
Physics term for the reflection of light, sound, or other waves. Also used figuratively for something that reflects or echoes.
鏡に光が反射してまぶしい。
The light reflecting off the mirror is dazzling.
音が壁に反射して聞こえにくい。
The sound is hard to hear because it reverberates off the walls.
noun
reflex
Physiological term for an involuntary response to a stimulus, such as a knee-jerk reflex.
医者は膝蓋腱反射を調べた。
The doctor checked the patellar reflex.