"retroreflect" meaning in English

See retroreflect in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: retroreflects [present, singular, third-person], retroreflecting [participle, present], retroreflected [participle, past], retroreflected [past]
Etymology: From retro- + reflect. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|retro|reflect}} retro- + reflect Head templates: {{en-verb}} retroreflect (third-person singular simple present retroreflects, present participle retroreflecting, simple past and past participle retroreflected)
  1. (transitive) To reflect in such a way that the reflected rays are parallel to the incident rays. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-retroreflect-en-verb-rD1Vp~Ic Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with retro-, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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