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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary 1 re·flex n. Pronunciation: ' rē- ˌ fleks Function: noun Etymology: Latin reflexus, past participle of reflectere to reflect Date: 1508 1 a archaic : reflected heat, light, or color b : a mirrored image c : a copy exact in essential or peculiar features 2 a : an automatic and often inborn response to a stimulus that involves a nerve impulse passing inward from a receptor to a nerve center and thence outward to an effector (as a muscle or gland) without reaching the level of consciousness ― compare HABIT 7 b : the process that culminates in a reflex and comprises reception, transmission, and reaction ― called also reflex action c plural : the power of acting or responding with adequate speed d : a way of thinking or behaving 3 : a linguistic element (as a word or sound) or system (as writing) that is derived from a prior and especially an older element or system < boat is the reflex of Old English bāt >]]> 2 reflex n. Function: adjective Etymology: Latin reflexus Date: 1649 1 : directed back on the mind or its operations : INTROSPECTIVE 2 : REFLEXED 3 : produced or carried out in reaction, resistance, or return 4 of an angle : being between 180° and 360° 5 : of, relating to, or produced by a reflex without intervention of consciousness –re·flex·ly adverb ]]> reflex (as used in expressions) n. reflex action Babinski reflex Babinski's reflex reflex arc single lens reflex ]]>