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- Dictionaryreflex/ˈriːflɛks/
noun
- 1. an action that is performed without conscious thought as a response to a stimulus: "a newborn baby is equipped with basic reflexes"
- 2. a thing which is determined by and reproduces the essential features or qualities of something else: "politics was no more than a reflex of economics"
adjective
- 1. (of an action) performed without conscious thought as an automatic response to a stimulus: "sneezing is a reflex action"
- 2. (of an angle) exceeding 180°.
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: an automatic and often inborn response to a stimulus that typically involves a nerve impulse passing inward from a receptor to the spinal cord and then passing outward from the spinal cord to an effector (such as a muscle or gland) without reaching the level of consciousness and often without passing to the brain. the knee-jerk reflex. b.
REFLEX definition: 1. a physical reaction to something that you cannot control: 2. the ability to react quickly: 3…. Learn more.
An action or movement not controlled by conscious thought. A reflex may be anything from a hiccup to the involuntary response of a body part, such as the action that occurs in the knee-jerk reflex.
In biology, a reflex, or reflex action, is an involuntary, unplanned sequence or action and nearly instantaneous response to a stimulus. The simplest reflex is initiated by a stimulus, which activates an afferent nerve. The signal is then passed to a response neuron, which generates a response.
A reflex is an action your body does without your thinking about it, like sneezing, or jumping a little when you dream you’re falling. If you suddenly catch a ball before it crashes into a window, you have quick reflexes.
a physical reaction to something that you cannot control: I'm sorry I punched him, it was a reflex action / response. reflexes [ plural ] the ability to react quickly: good reflexes Fighter pilots need good reflexes. See more. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Reacting and responding. act on something. adverse reaction. Babinski reflex.
1. a. Physiology An involuntary response to a stimulus. b. reflexes A person's ability to respond to new or changing stimuli: His quick reflexes make him a good taxi driver. 2. Psychology An unlearned or instinctive response to a stimulus. 3.
noun. /ˈriːfleks/ an action or a movement of your body that happens naturally in response to something and that you cannot control; something that you do without thinking. The doctor tested her reflexes. to have quick/slow reflexes. a reflex response/reaction.
A reflex or a reflex action is something that you do automatically and without thinking, as a habit or as a reaction to something.
Reflex definition, noting or pertaining to an involuntary response to a stimulus, the nerve impulse from a receptor being transmitted inward to a nerve center that in turn transmits it outward to an effector.
