Projection vs. Reflection

Projection vs. Reflection — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Projection and Reflection

Projectionnoun

Something which projects, protrudes, juts out, sticks out, or stands out.

The face of the cliff had many projections that were big enough for birds to nest on.

Reflectionnoun

The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.

Projectionnoun

The action of projecting or throwing or propelling something.

Reflectionnoun

The property of a propagated wave being thrown back from a surface (such as a mirror).

Projectionnoun

The display of an image by devices such as movie projector, video projector, overhead projector or slide projector.

Reflectionnoun

Something, such as an image, that is reflected.

The dog barked at his own reflection in the mirror.
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Projectionnoun

A forecast or prognosis obtained by extrapolation

Reflectionnoun

Careful thought or consideration.

After careful reflection, I have decided not to vote for that proposition.

Projectionnoun

(psychology) A belief or assumption that others have similar thoughts and experiences as oneself

Reflectionnoun

An implied criticism.

It is a reflection on his character that he never came back to see them.

Projectionnoun

(photography) The image that a translucent object casts onto another object.

Reflectionnoun

(computing) The process or mechanism of determining the capabilities of an object at run-time.

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Projectionnoun

(cartography) Any of several systems of intersecting lines that allow the curved surface of the earth to be represented on a flat surface. The set of mathematics used to calculate coordinate positions.

Reflectionnoun

(anatomy) The folding of a part; a fold.

Projectionnoun

(geometry) An image of an object on a surface of fewer dimensions.

Reflectionnoun

a calm lengthy intent consideration

Projectionnoun

(linear algebra) An idempotent linear transformation which maps vectors from a vector space onto a subspace.

Reflectionnoun

the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface

Projectionnoun

(mathematics) A transformation which extracts a fragment of a mathematical object.

Reflectionnoun

expression without words;

tears are an expression of griefthe pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition

Projectionnoun

(category theory) A morphism from a categorical product to one of its (two) components.

Reflectionnoun

the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material);

he studied his reflection in the mirror

Projectionnoun

a prediction made by extrapolating from past observations

Reflectionnoun

a likeness in which left and right are reversed

Projectionnoun

the projection of an image from a film onto a screen

Reflectionnoun

(mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed

Projectionnoun

a planned undertaking

Reflectionnoun

a remark expressing careful consideration

Projectionnoun

any structure that branches out from a central support

Reflectionnoun

the ability to reflect beams or rays

Projectionnoun

any solid convex shape that juts out from something

Projectionnoun

(psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your own traits and emotions are attributed to someone else

Projectionnoun

the acoustic phenomenon that gives sound a penetrating quality;

our ukuleles have been designed to have superior sound and projectiona prime ingredient of public speaking is projection of the voice

Projectionnoun

the representation of a figure or solid on a plane as it would look from a particular direction

Projectionnoun

the act of projecting out from something

Projectionnoun

the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting