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Definitions for Reflexed

[1] bent backward or downward, as a leaf.
[2] Physiology . noting or pertaining to an involuntary response to a stimulus, the nerve impulse from a receptor being transmitted inward to a nerve center that in turn transmits it outward to an effector.
[3] occurring in reaction; responsive.
[4] cast back; reflected, as light, color, etc.
[5] bent or turned back.
[6] designating a radio apparatus in which the same circuit or part performs two functions.
[7] Physiology . Also called reflex act . movement caused by a reflex response. Also called reflex action. the entire physiological process activating such movement.
[8] any automatic, unthinking, often habitual behavior or response.
[9] the reflection or image of an object, as exhibited by a mirror or the like.
[10] a reproduction, as if in a mirror.
[11] a copy; adaptation.
[12] reflected light, color, etc.
[13] Historical Linguistics . an element in a language, as a sound, that has developed from a corresponding element in an earlier form of the language: The ( ō) in “stone” is a reflex of Old English ā.
[14] a reflex radio receiver.
[15] a reflex camera.
[16] to subject to a reflex process.
[17] to bend, turn, or fold back.
[18] to arrange in a reflex system.
[19] an immediate involuntary response, esp one that is innate, such as coughing or removal of the hand from a hot surface, evoked by a given stimulus (as modifier ) a reflex action See also reflex arc
[20] a mechanical response to a particular situation, involving no conscious decision (as modifier ) a reflex response
[21] a reflection; an image produced by or as if by reflection
[22] a speech element derived from a corresponding form in an earlier state of the language "sorrow" is a reflex of Middle English "sorwe"
[23] maths (of an angle) between 180° and 360°
[24] (prenominal) turned, reflected, or bent backwards
[25] (tr) to bend, turn, or reflect backwards

Words nearby Reflexed

reflex inhibition, reflex ligament, reflex neurogenic bladder, reflex sensation, reflex symptom, reflexed, reflexion, reflexive, reflexivize, reflexogenic, reflexograph

Origin of Reflexed

1500–10; < Latin reflexus bent back, past participle of reflectere to reflect

Other words from Reflexed

re·flex·ly , adverb
re·flex·ness , noun
mul·ti·re·flex , noun
sem·i·re·flex , noun

Word origin for Reflexed

C16: from Latin reflexus bent back, from reflectere to reflect