reflective

«reflective» in Mova's school dictionary: able to send back light, like a mirror or the shiny… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (reflective, more reflective, most reflective)

meaning for a pupil

1) Reflective means able to send back light, like a mirror or the shiny strips on a safety vest. tree →

2) Reflective also means quiet and thoughtful, thinking carefully about things. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons about light, shiny smooth surfaces are reflective, while dark rough ones absorb light. In road safety, children wear reflective clothing, armbands and backpack strips at night so drivers' headlights make them shine and they can be seen from far away; bikes have reflectors. In writing, a reflective piece looks back on what you learned. Phrases: reflective vest, reflective strip, reflective jacket, in a reflective mood.

examples

• Wear a reflective vest when you walk home in the dark. tree →
• My backpack has reflective strips. tree →
• A mirror is very reflective. tree →
• Drivers can see reflective clothes in their headlights. tree →
• Black cloth is not reflective; it absorbs light. tree →
• Snow is so reflective that it can hurt your eyes. tree →
• She was quiet and reflective after the film. tree →
• Write a reflective paragraph about your trip. tree →

note

Reflective is the adjective from reflect; the noun is reflection, and a reflector is an object that reflects light. Reflective material does not make its own light; it only shines when light hits it, so wear bright colours in the day and reflective things at night.

In the corpora

• Bright clothes help drivers see you by day, and reflective clothes shine in headlights at night.
• In daylight, bright fluorescent colours help you stand out; at night it is reflective material and lights that work.
• Reflective material sends a car's headlight beam back towards the driver.
• Drivers see someone in dark clothes at night much later than someone wearing bright or reflective things.
• Fluorescent colours glow brightly in daylight, but reflective material is what shines back in headlights at night.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «reflective» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.