noun🔗ShareAn automatic response to a simple stimulus which does not require mental processing."The doctor tested the patient's reflexes by tapping their knee with a small hammer. "physiologymedicinebodybiologyanatomyfunctionactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe descendant of an earlier language element, such as a word or phoneme, in a daughter language."The English word "shirt" and the German word "Schirt" are reflexes of a common ancestor word from Proto-Germanic. "languagelinguisticsphoneticswordhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe descendant of anything from an earlier time, such as a cultural myth."The modern celebration of Valentine's Day, with its focus on romantic love, has reflexes of ancient Roman fertility festivals. "culturemythologyhistorytraditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareReflection or an image produced by reflection. The light reflected from an illuminated surface to one in shade."The polished table showed faint reflexes of the lamp, brightening the shadows on the wall. "physicsappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
