reflexibleadj.

Brit.

/rᵻˈflɛksᵻbl/, U.S.

/rəˈflɛksəb(ə)l/,

/riˈflɛksəb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: reflex v., -ible suffix.

Etymology: < reflex v. + -ible suffix. Slightly earlier currency in sense 2 is probably implied by reflexibility n. Compare Middle French reflexible that is reflected somewhere (1405), French réflexible capable of being reflected (1706, after English). Compare reflexive adj., reflectible adj.

†1. = reflexive adj. 2a; introspective. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > consciousness > contemplation of self > [adjective] > turned inward

reflexed1595

reflexive1615

reflex1625

reflexible?1642

reflect1647

introverted1782

?1642 J. Dury Let. in Camden Misc. (1996) XXXIII. 381 There is a reflexible faculty in the vnderstanding.

2. Physics. Capable of being reflected. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > light > reflection > [adjective] > capable of being reflected

reflexible1676

the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > heat > transmission of heat > [adjective] > capable of reflection or refraction

reflexible1794

refrangible1822

the world > matter > physics > science of sound > sound-waves > [adjective] > capable of being reflected

reflexible1822

1676 H. More Remarks 2 Disc. 100 For as bodies are only tangible, so they are only reflexible and refractable.

1705 W. Wotton Def. Refl. Anc. & Mod. Learning 505 Men never before imagined that all Light consists of Rays differently, but regularly Refrangible and Reflexible.

1794 J. Hutton Diss. Philos. Light 29 Such an opinion, as that heat is a thing eradiated and reflexible.

1822 T. Webster Imison's Elem. Sci. & Art (new ed.) I. 229 The waves of sound being thus reflexible, nearly in the same manner as the rays of light.

1869 H. E. Roscoe Spectrum Anal. 32 The sun's light consists of rays differing in reflexibility, and those rays are more reflexible than others which are more refrangible.

1980 Isis 71 218 Since the same colors are most reflexible in all these experiments,..Newton argues [etc.].

3. Mathematics. Unchanged by reflection; superimposable on its mirror image.

ΚΠ

1939 H. S. M. Coxeter in W. W. R. Ball's Math. Recreations & Ess. (ed. 11) v. 129 It is convenient to say that a figure is reflexible if it is superposable with its image in a plane mirror.

1952 Philos. & Phenomenol. Res. 13 204 Objects not reflexible, that is, not superposable on their mirror images, are enantiomorphic.

1989 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 422 311 A vertex-regular compound tessellation. If this compound is symmetrical by a reflection, it is reflexible.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	reflexible
释义	reflexibleadj. Brit. /rᵻˈflɛksᵻbl/, U.S. /rəˈflɛksəb(ə)l/, /riˈflɛksəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: reflex v., -ible suffix. Etymology: < reflex v. + -ible suffix. Slightly earlier currency in sense 2 is probably implied by reflexibility n. Compare Middle French reflexible that is reflected somewhere (1405), French réflexible capable of being reflected (1706, after English). Compare reflexive adj., reflectible adj. †1. = reflexive adj. 2a; introspective. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > consciousness > contemplation of self > [adjective] > turned inward reflexed1595 reflexive1615 reflex1625 reflexible?1642 reflect1647 introverted1782 ?1642 J. Dury Let. in Camden Misc. (1996) XXXIII. 381 There is a reflexible faculty in the vnderstanding. 2. Physics. Capable of being reflected. Now historical. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > light > reflection > [adjective] > capable of being reflected reflexible1676 the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > heat > transmission of heat > [adjective] > capable of reflection or refraction reflexible1794 refrangible1822 the world > matter > physics > science of sound > sound-waves > [adjective] > capable of being reflected reflexible1822 1676 H. More Remarks 2 Disc. 100 For as bodies are only tangible, so they are only reflexible and refractable. 1705 W. Wotton Def. Refl. Anc. & Mod. Learning 505 Men never before imagined that all Light consists of Rays differently, but regularly Refrangible and Reflexible. 1794 J. Hutton Diss. Philos. Light 29 Such an opinion, as that heat is a thing eradiated and reflexible. 1822 T. Webster Imison's Elem. Sci. & Art (new ed.) I. 229 The waves of sound being thus reflexible, nearly in the same manner as the rays of light. 1869 H. E. Roscoe Spectrum Anal. 32 The sun's light consists of rays differing in reflexibility, and those rays are more reflexible than others which are more refrangible. 1980 Isis 71 218 Since the same colors are most reflexible in all these experiments,..Newton argues [etc.]. 3. Mathematics. Unchanged by reflection; superimposable on its mirror image. ΚΠ 1939 H. S. M. Coxeter in W. W. R. Ball's Math. Recreations & Ess. (ed. 11) v. 129 It is convenient to say that a figure is reflexible if it is superposable with its image in a plane mirror. 1952 Philos. & Phenomenol. Res. 13 204 Objects not reflexible, that is, not superposable on their mirror images, are enantiomorphic. 1989 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 422 311 A vertex-regular compound tessellation. If this compound is symmetrical by a reflection, it is reflexible. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.?1642
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