Reflecting
Definition of Reflecting
Re`flect´ing
a.
1.
Throwing
back
light
,
heat
,
etc
.,
as
a
mirror
or
other
surface
.
2.
Given
to
reflection
or
serious
consideration
;
reflective
;
contemplative
;
as
,
a
reflecting
mind
.
Reflecting circle
an
astronomical
instrument
for
measuring
angless
,
like
the
sextant
or
Hadley
'
s
quadrant
,
by
the
reflection
of
light
from
two
plane
mirrors
which
it
carries
,
and
differing
from
the
sextant
chiefly
in
having
an
entire
circle
.
Reflecting galvanometer
a
galvanometer
in
which
the
deflections
of
the
needle
are
read
by
means
of
a
mirror
attached
to
it
,
which
reflects
a
ray
of
light
or
the
image
of
a
scale
; -
called
also
mirror galvanometer
.
Reflecting goniometer
See
under
Goniometer
.
Reflecting telescope
See
under
Telescope
.
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