Reflektion

See also: reflektion

German

3. Reflektion

Etymology

From reflektieren, by analogy with words ending in -tion like Selektion, Aktion, Konvektion, etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reˌflɛkˈtsi̯oːn/, /rəˌflɛkˈtsi̯oːn/

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• Hyphenation: Re‧flek‧tion

Noun

Reflektion f (genitive Reflektion, plural Reflektionen)

1. reflection (act of reflecting; thinking)
2. (programming, object-oriented programming) reflection
3. (optics) reflection (the state of being reflected)

Usage notes

This word is not covered by the official orthography of Germany and Luxemburg, which only knows Reflexion, but is the only word used in spoken German.

Synonyms

• Reflexion