RE'FLEX, adjective [Latin reflexus.] 1. Directed back; as a reflex act of the soul, the turning of the intellectual eye inward upon its own actions. 2. Designating the parts of a painting illuminated by light reflected from another part of the same picture. 3. In botany, bent back; reflected. REFLEX', noun Reflection. [Not used.] REFLEX', verb transitive 1. To reflect. 2. To bend back; to turn back. [Little used.]
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