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What does reflex mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word reflex? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. An automatic response to a simple stimulus which does not require mental processing.
  2. (linguistics) the descendant of an earlier language element, such as a word or phoneme, in a daughter language
  3. The descendant of anything from an earlier time, such as a cultural myth.
  4. (obsolete) Reflection; the light reflected from an illuminated surface to one in shade.
Adjective
  1. Bent, turned back or reflected.
  2. Produced automatically by a stimulus.
  3. (geometry, of an angle) Having greater than 180 degrees but less than 360 degrees.
  4. (photography) Of a camera or camera mechanism, using a mirror to reflect the image onto a ground-glass viewfinder, allowing the photographer to see it up to the moment of exposure.
Verb
  1. to bend, turn back or reflect
  2. to respond to a stimulus
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