cogitation
31cogitative — late 15c., from O.Fr. cogitatif (14c.), from M.L. cogitativus, from L. cogitare (see COGITATION (Cf. cogitation)) …
32incogitable — (adj.) unthinkable, 1520s, from L.L. incogitabilis, from in not (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + cogitabilis, from stem of cogitare (see COGITATION (Cf. cogitation)) …
33cogitate — [[t]kɒ̱ʤɪteɪt[/t]] cogitates, cogitating, cogitated VERB If you are cogitating, you are thinking deeply about something. [FORMAL] You re listening and cogitating are you?... [V on/about n] Frido cogitated on the term. Derived words: cogitation… …
34cogitate — [ kɒdʒɪteɪt] verb formal meditate or reflect. Derivatives cogitation noun cogitative adjective cogitator noun Origin C16 (earlier (ME) as cogitation): from L. cogitat , cogitare to consider …
35Angle of reflection — Reflection Re*flec tion (r?*fl?k sh?n), n. [L. reflexio: cf. F. r[ e]flexion. See {Riflect}.] [Written also {reflexion}.] 1. The act of reflecting, or turning or sending back, or the state of being reflected. Specifically: (a) The return of rays …
36Angle of total reflection — Reflection Re*flec tion (r?*fl?k sh?n), n. [L. reflexio: cf. F. r[ e]flexion. See {Riflect}.] [Written also {reflexion}.] 1. The act of reflecting, or turning or sending back, or the state of being reflected. Specifically: (a) The return of rays …
37Precogitation — Pre*cog i*ta tion, n. [L. praecogitatio.] Previous cogitation. [R.] Bailey. [1913 Webster] …
38Reflection — Re*flec tion (r?*fl?k sh?n), n. [L. reflexio: cf. F. r[ e]flexion. See {Riflect}.] [Written also {reflexion}.] 1. The act of reflecting, or turning or sending back, or the state of being reflected. Specifically: (a) The return of rays, beams,… …
39reflexion — Reflection Re*flec tion (r?*fl?k sh?n), n. [L. reflexio: cf. F. r[ e]flexion. See {Riflect}.] [Written also {reflexion}.] 1. The act of reflecting, or turning or sending back, or the state of being reflected. Specifically: (a) The return of rays …
40Thinking — Think ing, n. The act of thinking; mode of thinking; imagination; cogitation; judgment. [1913 Webster] I heard a bird so sing, Whose music, to my thinking, pleased the king. Shak. [1913 Webster] …
