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2. In painting, illuminated by light reflected als, sepals, leaf-veins, etc. 2. In cod/., bent r r Israel to reflourish, and take new life by the influxes 
from another part of the same picture. See back or up; reflex. 3. In her., curved twice: ' the Holy Spirit. Walerland, Works, III. 421. 
reflected lii/ht, under reflected. 3. In &//., bent 
back; reflexed. Reflex action, motion, or move- 
ment, in phytiol., those comparatively simple actions of 
the nervous system in which a stimulus is transmitted 
along sensory nerves to a nerve-center, from which again 
it is reflected along efferent nerves to call into play some 
muscular, glandular, or other activity. These actions 
are performed involuntarily, and often unconsciously, as 
the contraction of the pupil of the eye when exposed to 
strong light. 
There is another action, namely, that of aggregation, 
which in certain cases may be called reflex, and it is the 
only known instance in the vegetable kingdom. 
Darurin, Insectiv. Plants, p. 242. 
Reflex movements have slightly more of the appearance 
of a purposive character than automatic movements, 
though this Is in many cases very vague and ill-defined. 
J. Sully, Outlines of Psycho!., p. 594. 
same as bowed, but applied especially to the reflow (re-flo'), r. i. 
chain secured to the collar of a beast, which back; ebb. 
often takes an S-curve. Also reflected Re- 
flexed antennse, antenna; carried constantly bent back 
over the head and body. Reflexed ovipositor, an ovi- 
positor which is turned back so as to lie on the upper 
surface of the abdomen, as in certain Chalcididte. 
(re-flek-si-bil'i-ti), . [= F. re- 
[< re- + flow, t'.] To flow 
------ iclillcu<ic , *. 
fl f ? M 'i* = kP- reftcMbil,darl = Pg. refletiM,- re flower (re-flou'er), r. [< re- + 
* = reflessibilita ; as reflexM* + -ity (see reflorescence, reflourish.] I. iiitr 
-"''<//)] The quality of being reflexible, or a g a i u 
pable f g reflected : as, the reflexibiWy B ',,.*. T 
When any one blessed spirit rejoices, his joy goes round 
the whole society ; and then all their rejoicings in his joy 
reflow upon and swell and multiply it. 
J. Scott, Christian Life, I. iii. 3. 
reflow (re-flo'), H. [< reflow. r.] 
flowing backj refluence ; ebb. 
- + flower, r. Cf. 
in trans. To flower 
A reflux; a 
pable r f 
Reflexibtlity of Rays is their disposition to be reflected 
1 '""" *"" "^ 
n> ,,.*. To cause to flower or bloom again. 
Her footing makes the ground all fragrant-fresh ; 
Her sight re-flowree th 1 Arabian, Wildernes. 
^ *' ' ** ^^^ Week8 ' "'' The M "S niflce ce - 
L s . reflowing (re-flo'ing), H. A flowing back ; re- 
flux. 
ffewton, Opticks, 
Reflex angle. " 
pus. 6 Reflex excitation,' m'uscuYa^ 'movement prod^ic'ed Sp. reflexible = Pg. reflexive! = It. reflessibile ; 
by the irritation of an efferent nerve. Reflex neuralgia, as reflex, v., + -ible (cf. flexible).] Capable of 
neuralgia dependent on a source of irritation in some more bein<* reflected or thrown back 
or less distant part. Reflex paralysis. See paralysis. 
Reflex perception, (a) Consciousness of our states of Ry more or less reflexible which are turned back 
mind ; reflection ; Internal sense ; self-consciousness. (&) more or less easily. Newton, Opticks, I. i. 3. refluence (ret^lQ-ens), M. 
rritation of rofle-riAn See reflection. 
A sensation supposed to be 
By ... working upon our spirits they can moderate 
as they please the violence of our passions, which are 
nothing but the flowings and refloating* of our spirits to 
and fro from our hearts. 
J. Scott, Christian Life, II. vii. f 10. 
... [< refluen(t) -t- -ce.] 
1. A flowing back; reflux; ebb. 2. A back- 
any one of the theories proposed to account for or explain 
the phenomena of reflex action in physiology. Reflex 
vision, vision by means of reflected light, as from mirrors. 
Reflex zenith-tube, an instrument used at Greenwich 
to observe the transit of v Draconis in an artificial hori- 
zon, that star coining nearly to the zenith at that observa- 
tory. 
reflex (re'fleks, formerly also re-fleks'), n. [< 
F. reflexe = Sp. rcflejo = Pg. reflexo = It. rifles- 
so, a reflex, reflection, < L. reflexus, a bending 
back, a recess, < reflecterc, pp. reflexus, bend 
back: see reflect, reflex, v.~\ 1. Reflection; an 
image produced by reflection. 
Yon grey is not the morning's eye, 
'Tis but the pale reflex of Cynthia's brow. 
Shale., R. and J., iii. 5.20. 
To cut across the reflex of a star. 
Wordsworth, Influence of Natural Objects (ed. of 1842; 
[in ed. of 1820, reflection). 
Like the reflex of the moon 
Seen in a wave under green leaves. 
Shelley, Prometheus Unbound, iii. 4. 
2. A mere copy; an adapted form: as, a Mid- 
dle Latin reflex of an Old French word. 3. 
Light reflected from an illuminated surface to 
one in shade; hence, in painting, the illumina- 
tion of one body or a part of it by light reflect- 
ed from another body represented in the same 
piece. See reflected light, under reflected. 
Yet, since your light hath once enlumind me, 
With my reflex yours shall encreased be. 
Spenser, Sonnets, Ixvi. 
4. Same as reflex action (which see, under re- 
flex, a.). 
These reflexes are caused by mechanical irritation of the 
pleural surface. Medical News, LI I. 496. 
flective; bending or turning backward; having 
respect to something past. 
irnpipe further, a refluence 
Greene, James the Fourth, iv. 
[As refluence (see 
All things sublunary move continually in an interchange- 
able flowing and refluencie. 
W. Montague, Devoute Essays, I. vi. 2. 
refluent 
Pg. refluente = It. rifluente, < L. refluen(t-)s, ppr. 
of refluere (> It. rifluire = Sp. Pg. refluir = F. 
refluer), flow back, < L. re-, back, + fluere, flow: 
see fluen t. ] Flowing or surging back ; ebbing : 
as, the refluent tide. 
And refluent through the pass of fear 
The battle's tide was poured. 
Scott, L. of theL.,vi. 18. 
And in haste the refluent ocean 
Fled away from the shore, and left the line of the sand- 
beach 
Covered with waifs of the tide. 
Reflexive verb, in gram., a verb of which the action . Longfellow, Evangeline, i. 5. 
turns back upon the subject, or which has for its direct reflUOUSt (ref lo-us), a. [= It. rcfluo, < L. re- 
object a pronoun representing its agent or subject : as, I flwts, flowing back, < 
The reflexive power of flame is nearly the same as that 
of tracing-paper. A. Daniell, Prin. of Physics, p. 413. 
2. Capable of reflection ; reflective. 
In general, brute animals are of such a nature as is de- 
void of that free and reflexive reason which is requisite to 
acquired art and consultation. 
Dr H. More, Immortal, of Soul, UL lit. 
3f. Casting or containing a reflection or cen- 
sure. 
I would fain know what man almost there is that does 
not resent an ugly reflexive word. South, Sermons, X. vi. 
bethought myself; the witness forswore himself. "Pronouns 
of this class are called reflexire pronouns, and in English 
are generally compounds with self; though such examples 
as he bethought him how he should act also occur. 
I do repent me, as it is an evil, 
And take the shame with joy. 
SAo*., M. for M., ii. 8. 35. 
II, H. A reflexive verb or pronoun. 
What I wish to say is, that the reflexive which serves to 
express the passive is a causal reflexive. 
J. Hadley, Essays, p. 209. 
reflexively (re-flek'siv-li), nrfi'. 1. In a reflex- 
ive manner; in a direction backward: as, to 
meditate rcflexively upon one's course. 2. In 
gram., after the manner of a reflexive verb. 
3f. Reflectingly; slightingly; with censure. 
Ay, but he spoke slightly and reflexively of such a lady. 
South, Sermons, VI. iii. 
The state or 
Abdominal reflex. See abdominal. Cornea-reflex, 
winking on irritation of the cornea. Cremasteric re- reflexiveness (re-flek'siv-nes), )i 
flex, contraction of the cremaster muscle on stimulation ,<!,.,:.. 
of the skin on the inside of the thigh.-Deep reflexes, I"*? f J* 11 g reflexive. 
reflexes developed by percussion of tendons or bones! TCflexly (re fleks-h or re-fleks ll), adv. In a re- 
as the knee-jerk. Epigastric reflex, irritation of the flex manner. 
fluus, flowing back, < refluere, flow back: see 
refluent.] Flowing back; refluent; ebbing. 
The stream of Jordan, south of their going over, was not 
supplied with any reciprocal! or refluous tide out of the 
Dead Sea, FuUer, Pisgah Sight, II. i. 17. (Danes.) 
reflux (re'fluks), n. [< reflux = Sp. reflujo = F. 
Pg. refluxo = It. riflusso, < ML. "refluxtis, a flow- 
ing back, ebb, < L. refluere, pp. refluxus, flow 
back: see refluent.'] A flowing back: as, the 
flux and reflux of the tides. 
If man were out of the world, who were then to search 
out the causes of the flux and reflux of the sea, and the 
hidden virtue of the magnet? 
Dr. H. More, Antidote against Atheism, ii. 12. 
There will be disputes among its neighbours, and some 
of these will prevail at one time and some at another, in 
the perpetual flux and reflux of human affairs. 
Bolingbrote, The Occasional Writer, No. 2. 
The old miracle of the Greek proverb, . . . which adopted 
the reflux of rivers towards their fountains as the liveliest 
type of the impossible. De Quinceij, Homer, iii. 
reflux-valve (re'fluks-valv), n. An automatic 
valve designed to prevent reflux; a back-pres- 
skin in the fifth orirxfnTnTe'rcostafspace" on the sVde'of rpflp-yoffpnif- (vc f c so ipn'ikl n f<1. rfftert iii''i r?' t 
the chest, causing a contraction of the highest fibers r( K) ' ' \-\ L '- re J le3ms > refocillatet (re-fos'l-lat), v. t, [< LL. rejocilla- 
ol the rectus abdominis muscle.-Gluteal reflex, con- refl ex (see reflex, a.), + -genus, producing : see 
traction of the gluteal muscles, due to irritation of the 
skin of the nates. The center is in the spinal cord in th< 
-genie.] Producing an increased tendency to 
, reflex motions. 
region of the fourth or fifth lumbar nerve. Knee-reflex, rpflnart Cre-flofi n IX re + Unfit afrpr F rp 
Same as Itnee-jerk.- Paradoxical pupilary reflex the r ,? j uJ' ^ , J"""' al . te *-\ c ~ 
dilatation of the pupil on stimulation of the retina fl ot < r enux, ebb : see float.] A flowing back ; 
by light. Also called paradoxical pupilary reaction. reflux ; ebb. 
tfJf^SSl^h? n n efleX Vi ^"^."s.^^-^^-PJan- of which kind we conceive the main float and refloat of 
?? H ?' t I f action producing movements in tne 8ea ig _ wnicn la by conaeu t of the universe as part of 
Also i^JlSl^to-M^MtSl the '. the dlurnal motion ' Bacml ' Nat ' HUt " S m - 
"it falls on the retina. The reflorescence (re-flo-res'ens), . [< L. reflores- 
i contracting though only cen(t-)s, ppr. of r'efloreiicere, begin to bloom 
again, < re-, again, + florescere, begin to bloom: 
see flourish. Cf. reflourish.'] A blossoming 
anew; reflowering. 
tug, pp. of refocillare (> It. rifocillare, refocillare 
= Sp. refocilar = Pg. refocillar), warm into life 
again, revive, revivify, < L. re-, again, + focil- 
lare, focillari, revive by warmth, cherish, < fo- 
cus, a hearth, fireplace: see focus.] To warm 
into life again ; revive ; refresh ; reinvigorate. 
The first view thereof did even refocillate my spirits. 
Coryat, Crudities, I. 110. 
refocillationt (re-fos-i-la'shon), n. [= Sp. re- 
focilacion = Pg. refocillaqao,^ LL. as if "refoeil- 
latio(n-). < refocillare, refocillate: see refocil- 
late.] The act of refocillating or imparting 
new vigor ; restoration of strength by refresh- 
ment ; also, that which causes such restoration. 
Marry, sir, some precious cordial, some costly ? 
(ton, a com; 
action is bilateral, both pupili 
one retina is stimulated. The paradoxical pupilary re- 
flex or reaction is the dilatation of the pupil when light 
falls on the retina: it occurs in rare abnormal states. 
Pupilary skin-reflex, the dilatation of the pupil on 
more or less intense stimulation of the skin. The motor 
path is through the cervical sympathetic. Reflex-cen- 
ter, the collection of nerve-cells or nucleus in the brain , irertaii t of the Mpl 
ihetfferent e nfotor ei lnfn e ul S s e ry 5ri?Sl?SS2 to " d " ^ P^SS ofThrist, * tta rcfloretcene ot that 
toffiyo*^^-ta5S5& SSS3to ofK - Ulortal part whlch he drew fr "s st <^ # J t sse Tv ref ! d (rg - f61d/ )j " * 
skinin the interscapular region. Sole-reflex. Same as .. Horne, Works, IV. xvi. again. 
en torn., replicate: 
fluted or folded longi- 
f . ., . 'd then turned back on 
flexes. Tendon-reflex. Same' ~&a~myoiatic"coiitraction rerp, bloom again (cf. Sp. Pg. refloi'ecer, < L. themselves, as in the earwigs, 
(which see, under myotatic). reflorescere, begin to bloom again), < re-, again, refoot (re-fut'), . t. [< re- + foot,] To repair 
reflexed (re-fleksf), a. [<reflex,v., + -ed?.] 1. + florere, bloom: see flourish.'] To revive, by supplying with a new foot, as a boot or a 
In hot., bent abruptly backward: said of pet- flourish, or bloom anew. stocking. 
Wor 
n, Mad World, ni. 2. 
[< re- + /0/rf 1 .] To fold 
