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单词 reflectorial
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reflectorialadj.

Brit. /ˌriːflɛkˈtɔːrɪəl/, U.S. /ˌriˌflɛkˈtɔriəl/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: reflect v., -orial suffix.
Etymology: < reflect v. + -orial suffix, in sense 1 after reflector n. In sense 2 probably after motorial adj. (compare slightly earlier reflectory adj. 1).
1. Of or relating to the Independent Reflector, a journal published in New York between 1752 and 1753. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use.
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1753 Independent Reflector 4 Jan. 21 I claim a Right, by Virtue of the Reflectorial Authority, wherewith I am invested, to command the Peace, and humble the Criminal.
2. Physiology. = reflex adj. 3. rare.
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the world > life > biology > biological processes > action of nervous system > [adjective] > reflex action
consensual1800
reflex1833
reflexive1845
reflectorial1868
reflexogenous1899
1868 Lancet 24 Oct. 545/1 The nervous system was primarily and generally affected; the intellectual, sensori-motor, reflectorial, and vaso-motor centres and ganglia all being more or less seriously implicated.
1870 Nature 24 Mar. 531/1 On the reflectorial excitation of the voice in frogs.
1964 T. J. Blakeley Soviet Theory of Knowl. iv. 50 Ontologically, sensation is a complex reflectorial act.
1995 Jrnl. Behavior Therapy & Exper. Psychol. 26 89/1 Abram Svjadoshch began using ‘conditional reflectorial therapy’ with sexually disordered individuals and couples.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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