Reflection vs. Observation
Reflectionnoun
The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.
Observationnoun
The act of observing, and the fact of being observed.
Reflectionnoun
The property of a propagated wave being thrown back from a surface (such as a mirror).
Observationnoun
The act of noting and recording some event; or the record of such noting.
Reflectionnoun
Something, such as an image, that is reflected.
‘The dog barked at his own reflection in the mirror.’;
Observationnoun
A remark or comment.
Reflectionnoun
Careful thought or consideration.
‘After careful reflection, I have decided not to vote for that proposition.’;
Observationnoun
A judgement based on observing.
Reflectionnoun
An implied criticism.
‘It is a reflection on his character that he never came back to see them.’;
Observationnoun
Performance of what is prescribed; adherence in practice; observance.
Reflectionnoun
(computing) The process or mechanism of determining the capabilities of an object at run-time.
Observationnoun
A regime under which a subject is routinely observed.
Reflectionnoun
(anatomy) The folding of a part; a fold.
Observationnoun
Philosophically as: the phenomenal presence of human being existence.
Reflectionnoun
The act of reflecting, or turning or sending back, or the state of being reflected.
‘The eye sees not itself,But by reflection, by some other things.’;
Observationnoun
The act or the faculty of observing or taking notice; the act of seeing, or of fixing the mind upon, anything.
‘My observation, which very seldom lies.’;
Reflectionnoun
The reverting of the mind to that which has already occupied it; continued consideration; meditation; contemplation; hence, also, that operation or power of the mind by which it is conscious of its own acts or states; the capacity for judging rationally, especially in view of a moral rule or standard.
‘By reflection, . . . I would be understood to mean, that notice which the mind takes of its own operations, and the manner of them, by reason whereof there come to be ideas of these operations in the understanding.’; ‘This delight grows and improves under thought and reflection.’;
Observationnoun
The result of an act, or of acts, of observing; view; reflection; conclusion; judgment.
‘In matters of human prudence, we shall find the greatest advantage in making wise observations on our conduct.’;
Reflectionnoun
Shining; brightness, as of the sun.
Observationnoun
An expression of an opinion or judgment upon what one has observed; a remark.
‘To observations which ourselves we makeWe grow more partial for the observer's sake.’;
Reflectionnoun
That which is produced by reflection.
‘As the sun water we can bear,Yet not the sun, but his reflection, there.’;
Observationnoun
Performance of what is prescribed; adherence in practice; observance.
‘We are to procure dispensation or leave to omit the observation of it in such circumstances.’;
Reflectionnoun
A part reflected, or turned back, at an angle; as, the reflection of a membrane.
‘Job's reflections on his once flourishing estate did at the same time afflict and encourage him.’;
Observationnoun
The act of recognizing and noting some fact or occurrence in nature, as an aurora, a corona, or the structure of an animal.
Reflectionnoun
Censure; reproach cast.
‘He died; and oh! may no reflection shedIts poisonous venom on the royal dead.’;
Observationnoun
the act of making and recording a measurement
Reflectionnoun
The transference of an excitement from one nerve fiber to another by means of the nerve cells, as in reflex action. See Reflex action, under Reflex.
Observationnoun
the act of observing; taking a patient look
Reflectionnoun
a calm lengthy intent consideration
Observationnoun
facts learned by observing;
‘he reported his observations to the mayor’;
Reflectionnoun
the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface
Observationnoun
the act of noticing or paying attention;
‘he escaped the notice of the police’;
Reflectionnoun
expression without words;
‘tears are an expression of grief’; ‘the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition’;
Observationnoun
a remark expressing careful consideration
Reflectionnoun
the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material);
‘he studied his reflection in the mirror’;
Observation
Observation is the active acquisition of information from a primary source. In living beings, observation employs the senses.
Reflectionnoun
a likeness in which left and right are reversed
Reflectionnoun
(mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed
Reflectionnoun
a remark expressing careful consideration
Reflectionnoun
the ability to reflect beams or rays
