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reference group
reference group n, sociol : a group toward whose interests,
i
attitudes, and values the individual s oriented
reference library n 1 : a collection of books often about a
particular subject useful for consultation <a reference library of
science) 2 : a library the books of which may be used on the
premises but may not be taken out
reference line n an arbitrary fixed line (as an x-axis or a polar
axis) from which coordinates of a point are computed
reference mark n : a conventional mark (as 5, t,
11,
Zr) or a superior figure or letter placed in a text for directing
attention to a footnote or a key on the same or another page —
see respectively ASTERISK, DAGGER, DOUBLE DAGGER, SECTION,
PARALLEL, PARAGRAPH, INDEX

ref -er-en-dal Vrefa:rend'1\
ERENDARY

adj [referendum + -al] : REF-

reflexed

1908
techniques> 2 : the quality or state of being refined : CULTIVATION, ELEGANCE, POLISH <always comparing immigrant
vitality with native ,--, —M.,D.Geismar> <sniffed with exquisite
—Elinor Wylie> 3 a : something that is the product or
outcome of a refining process or that conduces to refining
: a refined feature or method <pursued the delicate art of
suggestion to its furthest —Maurice Bowra> b : subtlety
in reasoning
of logic>
is what characterizes our intellectualist philosophies —William James) C : a contrivance,
device, or feature intended to improve or perfect <introduce
into a machine> (this will increase the cost of the
automobile> d : a slight departure from mechanical exactness or uniformity of line intended to enhance the beauty of a
building or overcome undesirable optical effects
re-fin-er \ -ina(r) \ n -s : one that refines: as a • one whose
work is refining a specified thing (lard •-•-•> b : a
machine that gives the final mechanical treatment to paper
stock
re-fin-er-man \ -man, -,man \ n, pl refinermen : a millman
who refines reclaimed rubber
refiners' sirup n: the residual liquid product obtained in the
process of refining raw sugars
re-fin-ery \ rd'fIn(a)rE,
-)ri \ n -ES • a building and
equipment for refining or purifying metals, oil ., or sugar;
specif : a furnace with a shallow hearth for refining pig iron
to wrought iron or to iron suitable for puddling
re:finger \ Oa+ \ vt [re- + finger] : to alter or replace the
fingering of (a musical passage)
refining n -s : the action or process of removing impurities
from a crude or impure material: as a of metals : subjection
to high heat or other purification methods (as electrolysis or
treatment with chemicals) <fire •-•-• of copper> — compare
PARTING b of glass : FINING lb c of sugar : processing in a
series of steps ending with crystallization d of petroleum
: fractional distillation usu. followed by other processing
(as cracking)
refining engine n : REFINER b
re-finish \ (')rt+ \ vt [re- + finish] : to give (as furniture)
a new surface
re-finisher V' + \ n : one that refinishes furniture
Ire-fit \(')rt-1-\ vb [re- + fit] vt : to prepare for use again
: fit out or supply again : restore after damage or decay
a ship>
vi : to get refitted : obtain repairs or fresh
supplies or equipment <the fleet returned to
2 re-fit VrE+,-, .'A n : a refitting or fitting out again : a
repairing of damages or replacing of what is worn or useless;
esp : a refitting and renovating of a ship <assisting with
of other submarines as they came and went —E.L.Beach>
re-fit-ment \,S,r_,..tmant \ n : REFIT
re-fix \ Ort+ vt [re- + fix] : to fix again : set up again
: attach again or in a new place
re:fixture \ "+ \ vs [re- + fixture] : to renew or replace the
fixtures of (as a store, an office)
refl abbr 1 reflection; reflective; reflectively; reflector 2 reflex; reflexive
\ n [re- + f lash] : a rekindling and bursting
re-flash \
into flame <prevent possible
by cooling the hot surface
and any glowing material —Training Manual for Auxiliary

ELL referendarius, fr. L
Iref-er-en-da-ry \ ,refa'rendafe \ n
ref erendus to be referred (gerundive of referre to refer) +
-arius -ary] 1 : an official at various imperial, papal, and
royal courts charged with investigative or advisory duties —
used as a title 2 : REFEREE, ARBITRATOR 3 obs : one who
furnishes news : REPORTER
\ ad] [ref erendum -ary] : of or relating
nreferendary \
to a referendum
ref-er-en-dum Vefa'rendam \ n, pl referen-da \-da\ or referendums \ -damz \ EL, neut. of ref erendus to be referred,
gerundive of ref erre to refer — more at REFER] 1 a : the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed
upon or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative
b : a vote on a measure so submitted C : a similar practice or
method for ascertaining the will of members of an organized
group (as a union, club, faculty) : POLL 2 : a diplomatic
agent's note asking his government for instructions
Irefer-ent \ ra'far.ant, rE'f-, 'ref (a)rant \ n -s EL referent-,
ref erens, pres. part. of ref erre] 1 : someone that is referred to
or consulted 2 a : a word or a term that refers to another
b logic : the term (as a in the proposition a has the relation R
to b) from which a relation proceeds : the first term of a relation (as a in Ra, b, c)— compare RELATUM 3 : that which is
denoted or named by an expression or a statement : a spatiotemporal object or event to which a term, sign, or symbol
refers : the object of a reference
2referent \ " \ adj[L referent-, ref erens, pres. part , of ref erre]
that refers : having reference <judgments — to the entirety of
life —L.T.Hobhouse> — refer-entay adv
ref -er-en-tial Vrefalrenchal \ adj [fr. 'reference, after such
pairs as E difference: differential] 1: containing or constituting a reference : pointing to something out of itself <symbols
<— rather than emotive use of words)
are inherently
use)
2 : of, relating to, or intended for reference <notes for
— ref-er-en-tial-ly \ -chalC \ adv
re-fer-ral \ ra'far.al, ed'f- also -fSral \ n -s [refer + -al] 1:the
act of referring: as a : the passing along or forwarding of an
applicant for employment after an initial interview to a selected
employer, placement officer, or bureau b : the process of
directing or redirecting (as a medical case, a patient) to an
appropriate specialist or agency for definitive treatment
are turned down
2 a : one that is referred <50 percent of its
at the plant —Survey Graphic) b : an instance or case of reFiremen)
to family agencies more frequently
ferring <need to make
—Bernard Kogon>
re-flate \ ra'frit, rE'f- \ vb -so/-mc/-s [back-formation fr.
ref lation] vi : to expand again the quantity of currency and
referred past of REFER
credit after a period of deflation •-•-• vt : to expand again the
referred pain n : a pain subjectively localized in one region
amount of (currency and credit)
though due to irritation in another region
re-fer-rer \ ra'fana(r), ref-, -R also -ffra(r \ n -S [refer + -er] re-fla-tion \ -Nshan \ n -s [re- + -flation (as in inflation)]
: restoration of deflated prices to a desirable level by the
: one that refers
re-fer-ri-ble \ ra'far.abal, r'81- also -fSrab- \ adj [refer + -able] use of monetary powers
ire.flect \ ra'flekt, rel.\ vb -ao/-ItIo/-5 [ME ref lecten, fr. L
: REFERABLE
ref lectere, fr. re- + flectere to bend, turn] vt 1 archaic : to
referring pres part of REFER
turn into or away from a certain course : turn aside : DEFLECT,
refers ores 3d sing of REFER
DIVERT 2 a : to turn, throw, or bend off or backward at an
ref f abbr references
angle <light —ed from the moon> <heat ,-.-•ed by the light
reffed. past of REF
surface> b : to cast back : cause to rebound or reverberate
ref fing pres part of REF
a dry bitterness
ref-fo Vre(,)foN n -s [ref- (fr. refugee) +-o] Austral : a refu- : to project out <his internal stresses
upon the world —H.G.Wells> (new music ...
just as
gee from Europe
much emotion as any other kind of music —Aaron Copland>
ref g abbr refrigerating; refrigerator
re-light \ (')(a+ \ vt [re- + fight] : to fight over again (as in 3 a : to bend or fold back : impart a backward curve, bend,
the Revolution or fold to : make retrorse in form <petals •--,ed at the tops>
imagination) (spent every Saturday
b : to push or lay aside (as tissue, an organ) during surgery
— visiting homes, battlefields, museums, forts —Dorothy
in order to gain access to the part to be operated on 4 : to
Barclay>
give back or exhibit as an image, likeness, or outline : rere-figure \ "+ \ vt [re- + figure]: to figure again
Ire-fill \ \ vb [re- + fill] vt : to fill again REPLENISH produce or show as a mirror does <the trees on the shore
line were in the clear water> <dignity was in her
Vi : to become filled again
vivid blue eyes —Ellen Glasgow> <this body, with full power
n 1: a commercial product designed to fill
2re-fill
again a container with its appropriate contents
for a to enact laws, more truly the popular will —Amer. Guide
vanity case> <a loose-leaf notebook
2 med : a replacement Series: Pa.> 5 : to bring or cast as a result : bring about as
an attribute, characterization, designation <his attitude would
in a cavity of removed liquid or other material or a substitution
little credit on his political judgment —W.H.Chamberlin>
(as of gas) for such material <pneumothorax 3 : a pre6 : to make manifest or apparent as a likely cause, plausible
scription compounded and dispensed for the second time
without an order from the physician 4 : a second serving of conditioning factor, fitting background element, or concomitant : SHOW <the influence of the lumbering period is
food or drink
in Bay City's many large frame dwellings —Amer. Guide
re-fill-able \ OrC:filabal \ adj : capable of being refilled
Series: Mich.) <the pulse generally the condition of the
notebook>
prescription>
heart —Morris Fishbein> <the structure of the compound
re-film \ (')rf + \ vt [re- + film] : to film again
sentence often a simple artlessness —R.M.Weaver> 7 : to
re-filter \ (')e6+ \ vt [re- + filter]: to filter again
re-finance \ q)14 -1- \ vt [re- + finance] • to renew or re- remember with thoughtful consideration : come to recollect,
organize the financing of : provide capital f.or afresh : provide realize, or consider in a course of thought — used with a
for (an outstanding indebtedness) by making another loan or following clause <Blake's poetry ... told me that he must be
an Irishman before ever I ,--ed that his name was Irish
a larger loan on fresh terms
vi 1 obs a : to become turned
re-find \ Oa+ \ vs [re- + find] : to find again : REDISCOVER, —A.T.Quiller-Couch>
or thrown back : REBOUND <the sun darts forth his rays at
RECOVER
Ire-fine \ re'fIn, rt'f- \ vb -ao/-thio/-s [re- + fine (to refine)] right angles which back upon themselves —Nathanael
Carpenter> b : to cast light : SHINE <whose virtues will, I
vt 1 : to reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state : separate
silver> hope, on Rome, as Titan's rays on earth —Shak.> 2 : to
from extraneous matter : free from dross or alloy
: free or cleanse from impurities
sugar> 2 a (I) : to throw back light or sound : return rays, beams, or waves
3 : to think and consider esp, after the immediate event
give a final mechanical treatment to (paper stock) so as to put
on the role of
think quietly and calmly RECONSIDER
in the best possible condition for the grade of paper being
philosophy in a liberal civilization —M.R.Cohen) 4 obs
made (2) : to prepare (pulp screenings) for manufacture
: to bounce back : spring back after impact : RECOIL 5 a : to
into coarse paper b : to treat (pig iron) in the refinery furnace
so as to remove the silicon and other unwanted elements
tend to bring reproach : cast or bring censure, discredit,
reproach, doubt, or suspicion <the investigation ,--ds on the
c : to manufacture (petroleum products) by distilling crude
integrity of the officials involved> <did not •-•-• on the general's
petroleum and purifying the resulting successive distillates
d ; to subject (raw sugar) to a series of processes (as defecation character in his speech> b : to have a bearing or Influence
- or carbonation, filtration through bone black or activated
(the steel strike naturally •-•-•ed in the sale of plastics> 6 : to
carbon, and crystallization) to produce white sugar 3 : to
become mirrored : produce a mirrored image <clouds
free (as the mind or soul) from moral imperfection, grossness,
on the lake> syn see THINK — reflect in a plane to condullness, earthiness : SPIRITUALIZE, ELEVATE <tried in sharp struct a figure each of whose points P' is related with a cortribulation and refined by faith and faithful works —John responding point P of a given figure in such a way that the
Milton> 4 : to improve or perfect by pruning, polishing, or line joining P and P' is bisected perpendicularly by the plane
rarefying
a poetic style> <the imagination cannot escape 2reflect n -s obs : REFLECTION
from the literal but at best can only
it —Bernard DeVoto> re-flec-tance \ -tan(t)s \ n -s : the fraction of the total luminous
5 : to attenuate or reduce in vigor, intensity, vitality by
flux incident upon a surface that is reflected and that varies
pruning, polishing, or purifying <much of the really nutritive according to the wave-length distribution of the incident
material actually was refined out of the foods —W.H.Camp> light — called also reflection coefficient, reflection factor;
6 : to increase or heighten the discriminatory power of
compare ALBEDO
: SUBTILIZE <", a method of analysis> <spent ... years patiently reflected adj [ME, fr, past part, of ref lecten to reflect] 1 : bent
refining the crude statistics of economic change —Times Lit.
or sent back : MIRRORED; specif : derived through the reflection
of waves or rays heat> color> 2 : coming indirectly
Stipp.) 7 : to free from what is coarse, vulgar, uncouth
: cause to become fastidious, elegant, cultivated <sent to a
or from a source other than oneself or itself : received from
finishing school to her taste and manners>
another <enjoying the ,--, glory of his famous brother> 3 : turned
vi 1 : to
become pure or perfected : become free or freer from what is
back upon itself <a sea shell with a lip> — re-flect-ed-ly
extraneous or crude or debasing 2 : to make improvement
adv — re-flect-ed-ness n -as
by adding or introducing subtleties or distinctions — used reflected impedance n : a part of the impedance of an electric
with on or upon (the earlier science had only refined upon the circuit that s due to the influence of another coupled ciri
ordinary notions of ordinary people —A.N.Whitehead>
cuit
2refine adj, obs : REFINED
reflecterize var of REFLECTORIZE
re-fined -nd ad] 1 r free from impurities <to gild — gold, reflecting adj : that reflects or causes reflection: as a : having
to paint the lily —Shak.> 2 : FASTIDIOUS, CULTIVATED, some contrivance or apparatus to reflect light or heat
HIGHBRED (she spoke in a painfully accent> <sensitive,
microscope>
projector> <— oven> b : THOUGHTFUL <in
face> <belief that the function of music is to cause a sort of
moments we are apt to claim a very intimate
our less
sensuous pleasure —Susanne K. Langer> 3 : marked by
acquaintance with 'matter —James Jeans> — re-flect-ing-ly
subtlety ot' discrimination or precision of method or technique
adv
: carried to a fine point : PRECISE, EXACT (drawn out with that refleCting galvanometer n : a galvanometer in which the
analysis of terms which I always find a waste of time
deflections of the needle or coil are read by means of a mir—H.J.Laski> <men learned the necessity of exact measureror attached to it that reflects a ray of light or the image of
ment and calculations —J.H.Randall> — re-fined-ly a scale
\ -n(d)dlt \ adv — re-fined-ness \ -nadnds, -n(d)nds \ n -ES
reflecting telescope n : REFLECTOR 4
refined madder n : FLOWERS OF MADDER
re-flec-tion \ ra'flekshan,
\ n -s [ME, alter. (influenced
refined wool fat n : LANOLIN b
by ref lecten to reflect) of ref lexion, fr. MF, fr. LL ref lexion-,
re-fine-ment \ rb'fInmant, rt'f- \ n -s 1 : the action or process
reflexio action of bending back, fr. L reflexes (past part, of
of refining
of metals>
of torture>
of measuring reflectere to reflect, bend back)
-ion-, -io -ion] 1 : the

partial or complete return of a wave motion (as of light or
sound) from a surface that it encounters into the medium
that it originally traversed and in a manner that is usu,
diffuse or irregular — compare SPECULAR REFLECTION 2 : the
production of an image by or as if by a mirror (the eye sees
not itself but by •-•-• —Shak.> <the officers were a •-•-• of their
men, more restrained —John Steinbeck> 3 a : the action
of bending or folding back b : a reflected part <the mesentery
is a of the peritoneum> : FOLD 4 : something prbduced by
reflecting: a : reflected light or heat b : reflected brilliance
(as of wit) or warmth (as of emotion) <joy is only the of
what is sought, a will-o'-the wisp --Gouverneur Paulding>
C : an image given back by a reflecting surface : a reflected
counterpart cl : an effect produced by an influence <,•-•s
of ancient Celtic legend in Italian literature> 5 : reproach
cast or brought to bear CENSURE, BLAME, IMPUTATION <the
on certain named persons' chastity and honesty —Geog.
Jour.> 6 : a thought, idea, or opinion formed or a remark
made as a result of meditation <random and essays by
one of our finest stylists —Orville Prescott> 7 a : consideration of some subject matter, idea, or purpose often with a view
to understanding or accepting it or seeing it in its right
relations (as ... walking gave him a better chance for the
prospect slowly brightened —John Buchan> b : introspective
contemplation of the contents or qualities of one's own
thoughts or remembered experiences can be practiced on
every experience —Edmund Husserl> 8 obs turning back
: RETURN 9 obs : RELATION, CONNECTION 10 Ohs: RECOLLECTION

re-flec-tion-al \-shan°1,-shnal \ adj : relating to or caused by
reflection
reflection coefficient n REFLECTANCE
reflection factor n : REFLECTANCE
reflection grating n : a diffraction grating whose lines are
ruled on a mirror surface
reflection plane n : a mirror plane of symmetry of a crystal
reflection twin n : a twin crystal in which the individuals are
so related that one is a mirror image of the other — compare
ROTATION TWIN
re-flec-tive \ reflektiv, rE'f-, -te'v also -tav\ adj 1 : capable
of throwing back light, images, sound waves : REFLECTING
surfaces>
insulation> 2 : marked by reflection
: concerned with ideas or with introspective pondering
: THOUGHTFUL, DELIBERATIVE <,•-• reading of history>
temperament> 3 : of, relating to, or caused by reflection
glare of the beach> <poise and swoop of a gull's flight
casts in addition a •-•-• beauty on its animal structure —Lewis
Mumford> 4 : REFLEXIVE <", verb> — re-flec-tive-ly
\ -0\45, \ adv — re-flec-tive-ness \ -tivnis, -ttv- also
-tav-\ n -ES
reflective judgment n, Kantianism a judgment that proceeds from given particulars to the discovery of a general
concept or universal principle under which the particulars
may be subsumed — contrasted with determinative judgment
re-flec-tiv-i-ty \ (,)rE,flek'tivad-E, raj- \ n -ES 1 : ability to
reflect beams or rays : reflective power <the high of snow
fields> 2 : REFLECTANCE
re-flec-tom-e-ter Vtainad.a(r) \ n ['reflect -o- + -meter]
: a photometric or electronic device for measuring the reflectances of light or other radiant energy
\ n -s ['reflect + -or] 1 obs
re-flec-tor \ ra'flekta(r),
a : one that meditates or considers b : one that casts reflections : CRITIC 2 : a polished body or surface for reflecting
light or other radiation: as a : a device used to modify the
distribution of light from an illuminant, to shade the source,
to direct the beams, and to produce artistic effect b : a
highly polished curved usu. parabolic metal piece for reflecting
the light forward in a head lamp c : a bowl-shaped device
commonly of polished metal placed behind lamps to increase
the amount of light reaching a scene to be photographed
d : a panel (as of wallboard covered with metallic foil) used
to reflect light onto the subject (as in portraiture or motion
pictures) 0 : a utensil designed to reflect heat from an open
fire and used in baking f S a device for reflecting sound
toward an audience 3 : a portion of an antenna array that
serves to reverse the direction of part of the radio waves
sent out from the radiating portion and is often used to
improve the directional quality of the antenna 4 : a telescope
in which the principal focusing element is a mirror usu, of
spherical or paraboloidal shape 5 : a part of a nuclear
reactor that reflects neutrons back toward the reactor core
re-flec-tor-ize or re-flect-er-ize \-ta,rIz \ vt -eo/-mo/-s
[ref lectorize fr, ref lector -I- -ice; ref lecterize alter. (influenced
by -er) of rejlectorize] 1 to prepare (a surface) so as to
make reflecting 2 : to provide with reflectors < a road
sign> a curved margin of a highway>
reflects pres 3ds.i ng o., REFLECT, pl of REFLECT
re-flesher \ (')rh+ \ n [re- + flesher] : a leather worker who
removes from hides any flesh left by the fleshing machine
operator
rE'f- \ n -s [F, modif. (influenced by L rere-flet \
f lectere) of It rif lesso, fr, rif lesso, adj., reflected, fr. L ref lexus,
past part. of ref lectere to reflect] : special brilliance of surface
: metallic luster esp. on ceramic ware <gold of majolica
ware>
1 re-flex Vre,fleks sometimes ra'f- or a''f- \ n -ES [1., reflexes,
past part. of ref lectere to reflect] 1 : reflected heat, light,
or color; specif light represented as reflected from an illuminated surface to one in shade (as in a painting) 2 a : a
mirrored image <like the of the moon seen in a wave
—P.B.Shelley> b : a copy that reflects an original in essential
features or peculiar characteristics (to make legislation a
of the popular will —W.E.H.Lecky> . 3 a obs : considered
thought or statement b obs a glancing reference : ALLuslott
4 a or reflex act : an act (as a movement) performed
automatically and without conscious volition in consequence
of a nervous impulse transmitted inward by afferent fibers
from a receptor to a nerve center and commonly through
adjustor neurones outward by efferent fibers to an effector
(as a muscle or gland) b or reflex action the whole process
comprising recention, transmission, and reaction that culminates in such an act c reflexes pl : the power of acting or
responding with adequate speed <his strength and the agility
in his legs were gone and his •--,es no longer as they had been
—Ernest Hemingway> <his •--,es are gone ... I will never
okay him to fight again —Time) d : an automatic or strongly
habitual and predictable way of thinking or behaving <to
obscure emotion was becoming for him a natural —Truman
Capote> <the dangers of this wholesale conditioning of human
mental •-,-,es —New Republic) 5 a a phonemic, grammatical,
or vocabulary element as found in a language in a form
determined by development from an earlier stage of the
language b • a cognate element
2reflex \ " \ ;id] [L reflexes, past part. of reflectere] 1: bent,
turned, or directed back reversed in direction or course
current in a river> <stem with leaves)
REFLECTED
2 : directed back upon the mind or its operations : INTROSPECTIVE 3 : produced in reaction, in resistance, or in return
tion>
<monetary deflation is the consequence of undue infla
4 o,f an angle : greater than two and less than four right
angles : being between 180° and 360° — see ANGLE illustration
5 a : of, relating to, or produced by stimulus without necessarily the intervention of consciousness contraction of
the iris> b : relating to, marked by, connected with', or
constituting a reflex center> 6 having an amplifier
tube functioning simultaneously, as both a radio-frequency
and an audio-frequency , amplifier by leading the current
through a tube both before and after detection receiving
set> 7 : relating to the reproduction of print or other graphic
matter by means of a contact printing method in which light
transmitted through light-sensitive material is reflected back
onto the material fr9m the matter to be reproduced paper>
copying>
reflex arc n S the complete nervous path that is involved in a
reflex
•
reflex camera n a camera in whi ch the image formed by the
lens is reflected .by a mirror onto a ground-glass screen for
focusing and composition
re-flexed -kst adj [ME ref lexid, fr. L ref lexes (past part, of
reflectere) + -id, -ed -ed] 1 obs : thrown back : caused or