(of light, particles, etc, incident on a surface) not reflected; absorbed or transmitted
unreflected in American English
(ˌunrɪˈflektɪd)
adjective
1.
not reflected on; not given consideration
unreflected opinions
2.
not cast back, as light, heat, or an image
the unreflected heat of the sun
Word origin
[1660–70; un-1 + reflect + -ed2]This word is first recorded in the period 1660–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: adhesive, aspirate, cantilever, indicator, mainstreamun- is a prefix meaning “not,” freely used as an English formative, giving negative oropposite force in adjectives and their derivative adverbs and nouns (unfair; unfairly; unfairness; unfelt; unseen; unfitting; unformed; unheard-of; un-get-at-able), and less freely used in certain other nouns (unrest; unemployment); -ed is a suffix forming the past participle of weak verbs (he had crossed the river), and of participial adjectives indicating a condition or quality resulting fromthe action of the verb (inflated balloons). Other words that use the affix -ed include: loaded, registered, saturated, unattended, unsettled