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Meaning of "retroreflector" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RETROREFLECTOR

retroreflector  [ˌrɛtrəʊrɪˈflɛktə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RETROREFLECTOR

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preposition
conjunction
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Retroreflector is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RETROREFLECTOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

retroreflector

Retroreflector

A retroreflector is a device or surface that reflects light back to its source with a minimum of scattering. An electromagnetic wave front is reflected back along a vector that is parallel to but opposite in direction from the wave's source. The angle of incidence at which the device or surface reflects light in this way is greater than zero, unlike a planar mirror, which does this only if the mirror is exactly perpendicular to the wave front, having a zero angle of incidence.

Definition of retroreflector in the English dictionary

The definition of retroreflector in the dictionary is a device which retroreflects.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RETROREFLECTOR


collector
kəˈlɛktə
connecter
kəˈnɛktə
deflector
dɪˈflɛktə
detector
dɪˈtɛktə
director
dɪˈrɛktə
elector
ɪˈlɛktə
free-selector
ˈfriːsɪˌlɛktə
genuflector
ˈdʒɛnjʊˌflɛktə
hector
ˈhɛktə
inflector
ɪnˈflɛktə
inspector
ɪnˈspɛktə
neglector
nɪˈɡlɛktə
noncollector
ˌnɒnkəˈlɛktə
prelector
prɪˈlɛktə
protector
prəˈtɛktə
reflector
rɪˈflɛktə
sector
ˈsɛktə
selecta
sɪˈlɛktə
selector
sɪˈlɛktə
vector
ˈvɛktə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RETROREFLECTOR

retromingent
retronym
retropack
retroperitoneal
retrophilia
retrophiliac
retropulsion
retropulsive
retroreflection
retroreflective
retrorocket
retrorse
retrorsely
retrosexual
retrospect
retrospection
retrospective
retrospectively
retrospectiveness
retroussage

WORDS THAT END LIKE RETROREFLECTOR

actor
art director
artistic director
associate director
connector
corrector
debt collector
detective chief inspector
effector
executive director
injector
lector
managing director
music director
private sector
projector
public sector
rector
sales director
smoke detector
Spector

Synonyms and antonyms of retroreflector in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «retroreflector» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RETROREFLECTOR

Find out the translation of retroreflector to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of retroreflector from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «retroreflector» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

反光镜
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

retroreflector
570 millions of speakers

English

retroreflector
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

retroreflector
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العاكس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ретрорефлектор
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

retroreflector
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

retroreflector
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

réflecteur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Retroreflector
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Retroreflektor
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

再帰反射器
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

역 반사기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Retroreflector
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

retroreflector
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

retroreflector
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रीट्रोरोएफ्लेक्टर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

retroreflector
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

catadiottro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

retroreflektorem
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ретрорефлектор
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

retroreflector
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

οπισθοανακλαστήρας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

retroreflector
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

retroreflektor
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

retroreflector
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of retroreflector

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RETROREFLECTOR»

The term «retroreflector» is normally little used and occupies the 122.493 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RETROREFLECTOR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about retroreflector

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RETROREFLECTOR»

Discover the use of retroreflector in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to retroreflector and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Pedestrian Conspicuity at Night: The Effects of ...
One factor that has been causally linked to nighttime pedestrian-vehicle collisions is pedestrians being insufficiently conspicuous to drivers.
Justin Scott Graving, 2008
2
Applying Wide Field of View Retroreflector Technology to ...
What makes the situation worse is the effect that the retroreflector has on the polarization of the incident light. Figure 3.6 shows that Cat's-eye retroreflector changes a linearly polarized light into a circularly polarized light. And, since LCD's are ...
Khalid Alhammadi, 2006
3
Bicycle Accident Reconstruction for the Forensic Engineer
An. Evaluation. of. Bicycle. Retroreflector. Systems. and. Their. Effect. on. the. Reconstruction. of. Bicycle. Accidents. The bicycle industry meets federal conspicuity requirements by complying with the Consumer Product Safety Commission ...
James M. Green, 2001
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Observation of the Earth and Its Environment: Survey of ...
31, 1993 Fizeau retroretleclor array RESURS-01-3 (RRA), Russia Nov. 4, 1994 Fizeau retroreflector array TiPS (Tether Physics and Survivability), DoD/ NRL. see M.27 June 20. 1996 Retroreflectors are mounted on the exterior surfaces Ralph ...
Herbert J. Kramer, 2002
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Retroreflector: Reflection, Corner Reflector, Refractive ...
The device or surface's angle of incidence is greater than zero. This is unlike a planar mirror, which does so only if the mirror is exactly perpendicular to the wave front, having a zero angle of incidence.
Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Susan F. Marseken, 2010
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Retroreflector
The device or surface's angle of incidence is greater than zero. This is unlike a planar mirror, which does this only if the mirror is exactly perpendicular to the wave front, having a zero angle of incidence.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
7
U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper
Although the following discussion of the range equation closely parallels that given in the "Laser Profiler" section, there are significant differences that relate primarily to the laser beam ranging on a specially designed cooperative retroreflector ...
‎1987
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
Although the following discussion of the range equation closely parallels that given in the "Laser Profiler" section, there are significant differences that relate primarily to the laser beam ranging on a specially designed cooperative retroreflector ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1987
9
Interferometry
To change the delay of an interferometer, the mirror or retroreflector is moved longitudinally and any errors of this movement can cause rotation of the mirror or lateral displacement of the retroreflector. Equation (8.18) shows that the errors are ...
William Howard Steel, 1983
10
Matrix Methods for Optical Layout
2.1.4 Cat's-eye retroreflector A prominent example of this type of optics is the cat's -eye retroreflector. It basically consists of a lens and a plane mirror (Fig. 2.3). The distance between the lens and the mirror is chosen as the focal length of the ...
Gerhard Kloos, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RETROREFLECTOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term retroreflector is used in the context of the following news items.
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L&J Engineering Adds Floating Roof Retroreflector
Hillside, IL – Today LJ Engineering, an industry leader in the level gauging market has added an all new Floating Roof Retroreflector to its evolution series of ... «ThomasNet News, Jul 15»
2
Quantum cryptography set for lift-off
These satellites employ corner-cube retroreflectors with metallic coatings, which are needed to preserve polarization states. The fifth satellite has uncoated ... «physicsworld.com, Jun 15»
3
Moon Express Announces First International Multi-Mission Payload …
"The establishment of a network of new-generation laser retroreflectors on the Moon is also a good business investment into lunar infrastructure for our future ... «PR Newswire, May 15»
4
Augmented Reality Helps Drivers See Around Blind Spots
Retroreflectors return an incident ray of light directly to its source, allowing a projector to display the appropriate image to the driver no matter where she may be ... «IEEE Spectrum, Oct 14»
5
What Does The Apollo 11 Moon Landing Site Look Like Today?
Visible is the LM (lunar module), Lunar Laser Ranging RetroReflector (LRRR), its discarded cover and the Passive Seismic Experiment Package (PSEP). «Universe Today, Jul 14»
6
A novel 3D screen
We have proposed a reflection-type 3D screen using a retroreflector, which combines a lens array and a retroreflector film. The retroreflector is an array of small ... «SPIE Newsroom, May 14»
7
The Empire's Death Star Test Goes Well
Apollo astronauts left a series of retroreflectors there, devices that are designed to reflect light back in exactly the same path it came in. If you shoot a ... «Slate Magazine, Apr 14»
8
Pesky Problems for Lunar Reflectors
These "retroreflectors" are corner-cube prisms, that is, three mirrored surfaces that come together at right angles. (Think of how a room's walls and ceiling come ... «SkyandTelescope.com, Feb 14»
9
Bad moon rising: Astronomers explain "full moon curse"
The pulses then strike retroreflectors left on the Moon by Apollo astronauts and on a Soviet lunar rover. These optical prisms precisely direct reflected light back ... «Gizmag, Feb 14»
10
Scientists Bounce Laser Beams Off Old Soviet Moon Rover
Among its instruments, the rover carried a French-built laser retroreflector consisting of 14 corner cubes that can reflect laser light beamed from Earth. Attempts to ... «Space News, May 13»

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