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reflector

[ri-flek-ter] / rɪˈflɛk tər /
NOUN
glass
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As night fell on Tucson, a man in a reflector jacket parked his truck on the same hill where Williams held court, and deployed a tripod.

From Slate Feb. 23, 2026

These waves travel forward, strike a reflector, and then move backward, much like light reflecting between mirrors in a laser.

From Science Daily Jan. 17, 2026

Consider fitting radiator reflector panels, although that may be a longer-term job.

From BBC Jan. 3, 2025

Using a reflector and colored gels, I captured Storm in front of the textured paper, creating this image.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 20, 2023

It’s like Dad’s and Trey’s skin tones are a magic reflector.

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

This discovery is significant in assessing the costs and benefits of using artificial reflectors in solar energy ventures.

From Science Daily May 7, 2024

Well, yeah, he was orange, but he walked around with one of those silver reflectors all the time, right until he was old.

From Salon Dec. 19, 2023

It collects the light off of 70,000 reflectors to boil salt to run an electricity-generating turbine.

From Seattle Times Nov. 25, 2023

After the October attack, Moscow stepped up countermeasures to defend the structure, deploying a ship with an array of radar reflectors to protect the bridge.

From New York Times Jul. 17, 2023

Two contestants had salvaged pieces of metal from the downed plane and were using them as tanning reflectors.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray




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