"retroreflection" meaning in All languages combined

See retroreflection on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: retroreflections [plural]
Etymology: retro- + reflection Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|retro|reflection}} retro- + reflection Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} retroreflection (countable and uncountable, plural retroreflections)
  1. (physics) reflection in which the reflected rays are parallel to the incident rays Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-retroreflection-en-noun-nOGzbH2u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with retro- Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

Inflected forms

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