reflexo

Galician

Verb

reflexo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of reflexar

Latin

Participle

reflexō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of reflexus

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin reflexus, past participle of reflectō (“to bend back; to reflect”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁeˈflɛk.su/ [heˈflɛk.su]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁeˈflɛk.su/ [χeˈflɛk.su]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁeˈflɛk.so/ [heˈflɛk.so]

  • Hyphenation: re‧fle‧xo

Noun

reflexo m (plural reflexos)

  1. reflex (automatic response)
  2. (optics) reflection (something, such as an image, that is reflected)
    Synonym: reflexão
  3. quality or condition inherited or resulting from a previous quality or condition

Adjective

reflexo (feminine reflexa, masculine plural reflexos, feminine plural reflexas)

  1. reflex (produced automatically by a stimulus)
  2. (optics) reflected
    Synonym: refletido
  3. which is result of a previous quality or condition
  4. (grammar) reflexive

Derived terms
  • reflexo condicionado
  • reflexo de sucção
  • reflexodiagnóstico
  • reflexo gastrocólico
  • reflexologia
  • reflexo oculocardíaco
  • reflexo patelar
  • reflexo plantar
  • reflexo prensar
  • reflexo tendinoso
  • reflexoterapia

Spanish

Verb

reflexo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of reflexar
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