an action that takes place automatically in response to a stimulus and involves no conscious thought
(in pl) the power of acting or responding in this way with adequate speed
A pilot needs good reflexes
an automatic way of behaving or responding
Lying became a natural reflex for him
a reproduction or reflection that corresponds to some usu specified original
a word or word element in a form determined by development from an earlier stage of the language
archaic reflected heat, light, or colour
[Latin reflexus, past part. of reflectere: see reflect]