reflectionlessadj.

Brit.

/rᵻˈflɛkʃnləs/, U.S.

/rəˈflɛkʃ(ə)nləs/,

/riˈflɛkʃ(ə)nləs/

Forms: see reflection n. and -less suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: reflection n., -less suffix.

Etymology: < reflection n. + -less suffix.

Lacking the capacity to reflect light, an image, etc.; having no reflection or reflections.

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the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > [adjective] > not producing reflection

reflectionless1861

1861 J. Ruskin Let. in London Rev. & Weekly Jrnl. 18 May 568/2 Whenever I have seen a rainbow over water..it has stood on it reflectionless.

1939 N.Y. City Guide (Federal Writer's Project) 224 On the ground floor, a revolving motorcar display can be seen from the street through reflectionless windows.

1956 Nature 25 Feb. 392/1 A thin transverse film having a surface resistivity equal to the wave impedance of the waveguide forms a reflexion-less termination when [etc.].

1966 J. Sloman Virgil's Machines 77 Grottoes, twinkling blue caves, frightening reflectionless water, and those echoes ruining everything.

1985 D. Dunn Elegies 62 Daylight and sun, Reflectionless, a glassy ground.

1999 J. Hecht City of Light (2004) xvii. 234 In the middle were a pair of massive black optical tables—built like pool tables covered with flat aluminum plates painted a dull, reflectionless black.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	reflectionless
释义	reflectionlessadj. Brit. /rᵻˈflɛkʃnləs/, U.S. /rəˈflɛkʃ(ə)nləs/, /riˈflɛkʃ(ə)nləs/ Forms: see reflection n. and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: reflection n., -less suffix. Etymology: < reflection n. + -less suffix. Lacking the capacity to reflect light, an image, etc.; having no reflection or reflections. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > [adjective] > not producing reflection reflectionless1861 1861 J. Ruskin Let. in London Rev. & Weekly Jrnl. 18 May 568/2 Whenever I have seen a rainbow over water..it has stood on it reflectionless. 1939 N.Y. City Guide (Federal Writer's Project) 224 On the ground floor, a revolving motorcar display can be seen from the street through reflectionless windows. 1956 Nature 25 Feb. 392/1 A thin transverse film having a surface resistivity equal to the wave impedance of the waveguide forms a reflexion-less termination when [etc.]. 1966 J. Sloman Virgil's Machines 77 Grottoes, twinkling blue caves, frightening reflectionless water, and those echoes ruining everything. 1985 D. Dunn Elegies 62 Daylight and sun, Reflectionless, a glassy ground. 1999 J. Hecht City of Light (2004) xvii. 234 In the middle were a pair of massive black optical tables—built like pool tables covered with flat aluminum plates painted a dull, reflectionless black. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1861
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