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re•flec•tor



Pronunciation: (ri-flek'tur), [key]
—n.
1. a person or thing that reflects.
2. a body, surface, or device that reflects light, heat, sound, or the like.
3. See reflecting telescope.
4. a substance, as graphite or heavy water, used to prevent the escape of neutrons from the core of a nuclear reactor.

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