SINCE 1828
retroreflector
noun
ret·ro·re·flec·tor
| \ ˌre-trō-ri-ˈflek-tər
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Definition of retroreflector
: a device that reflects radiation (such as light) so that the paths of the reflected rays are parallel to those of the incident rays
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