reflex-act

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Definitions of reflex-act word

adjective reflex-act Physiology. 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. 1
adjective reflex-act occurring in reaction; responsive. 1
adjective reflex-act cast back; reflected, as light, color, etc. 1
adjective reflex-act bent or turned back. 1
adjective reflex-act designating a radio apparatus in which the same circuit or part performs two functions. 1
noun reflex-act Physiology. Also called reflex act. movement caused by a reflex response. Also called reflex action. the entire physiological process activating such movement. 1

before 1500

One of the 26% oldest English words

1500-10; < Latin reflexus bent back, past participle of reflectere to reflect

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".