Reflexion

See also: reflexion, réflexion, and reflexión

German

Alternative forms

• Reflektion (proscribed, misspelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from French réflexion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reflɛkˈsi̯oːn/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Hyphenation: Re‧fle‧xi‧on

Noun

Reflexion f (genitive Reflexion, plural Reflexionen)

1. reflection (act of reflecting; thinking)

   Synonyms: Nachsinnen, Nachdenken, Nachdenklichkeit, Introspektion

2. (optics) reflection (the state of being reflected)

   Synonym: Widerspiegelung

3. (object-oriented programming) reflection

Usage notes

In the spoken language, the form Reflektion is more common, but it is incorrect according to the official orthographic norm.

Declension

Declension of Reflexion [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Reflexion	die	Reflexionen
genitive	einer	der	Reflexion	der	Reflexionen
dative	einer	der	Reflexion	den	Reflexionen
accusative	eine	die	Reflexion	die	Reflexionen

Further reading

• “Reflexion” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Reflexion” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Reflexion” in Duden online
• Reflexion on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de