reflexion vs meditation

meditation vs reflexion

reflexion and meditation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reflexion	Yes	No	No	No
meditation	Yes	No	No	No

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

reflexion: a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
meditation: continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature

Other hyponyms of reflexion include cogitation, study, speculation, introspection, self-contemplation, self-examination, retrospect, extrospection.

reflexion (noun)	meditation (noun)
the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material)	continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature
the ability to reflect beams or rays	(religion) contemplation of spiritual matters (usually on religious or philosophical subjects)
a likeness in which left and right are reversed
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
a remark expressing careful consideration
expression without words
the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface

Difference between reflexion and meditation

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