REFLECTIVITY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The capability of quiet thought or contemplation

Synonyms:

reflectiveness; reflectivity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("reflectivity" is a kind of...):

thoughtfulness (the trait of thinking carefully before acting)

Derivation:

reflective (devoted to matters of the mind)

reflective (deeply or seriously thoughtful)

Meaning:

The ability to reflect beams or rays

Synonyms:

reflection; reflectivity; reflexion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("reflectivity" is a kind of...):

physical property (any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "reflectivity"):

echo; replication; reverberation; sound reflection (the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves)

echo (a reflected television or radio or radar beam)

Derivation:

reflective (capable of physically reflecting light or sound)

Meaning:

The fraction of radiant energy that is reflected from a surface

Synonyms:

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("reflectivity" is a kind of...):

coefficient (a constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic)