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reflectivity

Definitions of reflectivity
  1. noun
    the capability of quiet thought or contemplation
    synonyms: reflectiveness
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    type of:
    thoughtfulness
    the trait of thinking carefully before acting
  2. noun
    the ability to reflect beams or rays
    synonyms: reflection, reflexion
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    types:
    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
    re-echo
    the echo of an echo
    type of:
    physical property
    any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions
  3. noun
    the fraction of radiant energy that is reflected from a surface
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    type of:
    coefficient
    a constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic
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