reflex: meaning and definitions

Bent, turned, or thrown back; reflected.

Physiology Being an involuntary action or response, such as a sneeze, blink, or hiccup.

Produced as an automatic response or reaction: reflex opposition to change.

Something, such as light or heat, that is reflected.

An image produced by reflection.

A copy or reproduction.

Physiology An involuntary response to a stimulus.

Psychology An unlearned or instinctive response to a stimulus.

Linguistics A form or feature that reflects or represents an earlier, often reconstructed, form or feature having undergone phonetic or other change.

To bend, turn back, or reflect.

To cause to undergo a reflex process.