| clapotis | a standing wave caused by reflection from a breakwater, etc. | |
| reflet | an effect due to the reflection of light from a surface, esp. of pottery; iridescence. | |
| schlieren | streaks caused by differing indices of refraction in a transparent liquid; streaks in an igneous rock that are of different composition from the mass. | |
| wry | (arch.) to swerve or turn aside. | |
| laurence | the shimmering mirage of reflected sky, seen over hot surfaces. | |
| retrodirective | having three reflective surfaces so as to reverse the direction of incident light rays. | |
| pointel | an abstract-patterned tile mosaic. | |
| delitescent | concealed; latent. | |
| perdu | hidden. |