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Reflector

One who, or that which, reflects.

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Broader term 1

Device 76% connected

That which is devised, or formed by design; a contrivance; an invention; a project; a scheme; often, a scheme to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Mirror 76% connected

A looking-glass or a speculum; any glass or polished substance that forms images by the reflection of rays of light.

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Reflect 74% connected

To bend back; to give a backwa/d turn to; to throw back; especially, to cause to return after striking upon any surface; as, a mirror reflects rays o…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Reflect 74% connected

To bend back; to give a backwa/d turn to; to throw back; especially, to cause to return after striking upon any surface; as, a mirror reflects rays o…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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