reflected
Bent or sent back (especially of incident sound or light).
Example
“reflected light or reflected heat”
Other meanings
vicarious; derived from the work or success of somebody else.
“The astronaut's brother basked in the reflected glory of the successful mission.”
Related words
- reflectedly
- reflectedness
- unreflected
- reflected cross-site scripting
Example sentences
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “reflected” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.