reflection vs replication

replication vs reflection

reflection and replication both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reflection	Yes	No	No	No
replication	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, replication is a hyponym of reflection; that is, replication is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reflection:

reflection: the ability to reflect beams or rays
replication: the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves

Other hyponyms of reflection include echo, reverberation, sound reflection, echo.

reflection (noun)	replication (noun)
the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material)	the act of making copies
the ability to reflect beams or rays	the repetition of an experiment in order to test the validity of its conclusion
a likeness in which left and right are reversed	copy that is not the original; something that has been copied
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration	the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
a remark expressing careful consideration	(law) a pleading made by a plaintiff in reply to the defendant's plea or answer
expression without words	a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface	(genetics) the process whereby DNA makes a copy of itself before cell division
(mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed

Difference between reflection and replication

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