transflection

== English == === Alternative forms === transflexion === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === Blend of transmission +‎ reflection. ==== Noun ==== transflection (countable and uncountable, plural transflections) A type of spectroscopic measurement produced by transmitting light through a sample and reflecting it back through the sample onto a probe. === Etymology 2 === Blend of translation +‎ reflection. ==== Noun ==== transflection (countable and uncountable, plural transflections) (geometry) A transfiguration consisting of reflection about a line combined with translation along the same line. ===== Synonyms ===== glide reflection === Etymology 3 === Blend of transform +‎ inflection. ==== Noun ==== transflection (countable and uncountable, plural transflections) (linguistics) The coining of a new word by changing of the inflectional pattern of an existing word.