[ˈriːflɛks], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an action that is performed without conscious thought as a response to a stimulus
(e.g: a newborn baby is equipped with basic reflexes)

- a thing which is determined by and reproduces the essential features or qualities of something else
(e.g: politics was no more than a reflex of economics)

- a reflected source of light
(e.g: the reflex from the window lit his face)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 16th century (as a noun denoting reflection): from Latin reflexus ‘a bending back’, from reflectere ‘bend back’ (see reflect)

[ˈriːflɛks], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of an action) performed without conscious thought as an automatic response to a stimulus
(e.g: sneezing is a reflex action)

- (of an angle) exceeding 180°

- (of light) reflected


Phrases:

Origin:
early 16th century (as a noun denoting reflection): from Latin reflexus ‘a bending back’, from reflectere ‘bend back’ (see reflect)