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reflex
noun
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.
verb
To bend, turn back or reflect.
To respond to a stimulus.
adjective
Bent, turned back or reflected.
Produced automatically by a stimulus.
(of an angle) Having greater than 180 degrees but less than 360 degrees.
Synonymsre-entrant
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