Re-flēct'ing, p. a.

p. a. 1. Throwing back light, heat, &c., as a mirror or other surface. 2. Given to reflection or serious consideration; reflective; as, a reflecting mind. Reflecting circle, an astronomical instrument for measuring angles, like the sextant or Hadley's quadrant, by the reflection of light from two plane mirrors which it carries, and differing from the sextant chiefly in consisting of an entire circle. — Reflecting goniometer, a goniometer for measuring the angles of a crystal when attached to its index, by means of light reflected from its surfaces as the index is moved over a graduated arc or circle. — Reflecting telescope. See TELESCOPE.