reflectorizedadj.
/rᵻˈflɛktərʌɪzd/, U.S. /rəˈflɛktəˌraɪzd/, /riˈflɛktəˌraɪzd/ Originally U.S.
That has been made reflective; coated with a substance that reflects light, esp. as a road-safety measure.
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the world > matter > light > reflection > [adjective] > made reflective or lustrous
ybrent1297
yburnuschtc1330
polisheda1382
burnishedc1400
well-polished1485
glazed1530
slicked1594
glossed1602
nut-brown1609
well-glossed?1611
perpolished1616
varnished1642
reflectorized1932
1932 Los Angeles Times 16 Oct. vi. 2/3 Huge reflectorized signs as large as eight feet high and ten feet long are now being placed at more important intersections.
1942 New Hampsh. Highway Signs & Road Marking 56 Route markers 24″ × 24″ white or black. Plain or reflectorized.
1967 New Scientist 26 Jan. 225/2 A great improvement on the type of number plate now in use in Britain would be one with black letters on a white, ‘reflectorized’ background.
2007 R. Yokley & R. Sutherland Emergency! x. 120 During the transition from the MSA to the Phenix in 1983, the blue-over-black reflectorized helmet shield..was adopted.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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