reflex
/ˈɹiːflɛks/ noun B2- An automatic response to a simple stimulus which does not require mental processing.
- The descendant of an earlier language element, such as a word or phoneme, in a daughter language.
- The descendant of anything from an earlier time, such as a cultural myth.
- A reflection or an image produced by a reflection; the light reflected from an illuminated surface to one in shade. · A reflex camera uses a mirror to reflect the image onto a ground-glass viewfinder.
Plural reflexes
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For instance, they cannot listen to your lungs with a stethoscope or check your reflexes.
Julianne instinctively steadied the table, her quick reflexes betraying the countless hours she had dedicated to mastering precise physical coordination.
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