retroreflector


ret·ro·re·flec·tor

noun \-ˈflek-tər\

Definition of RETROREFLECTOR

: a device that reflects radiation (as light) so that the paths of the reflected rays are parallel to those of the incident rays

First Known Use of RETROREFLECTOR

1946

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