interreflection means the illumination of an object by reflected light from other objects that are not light sources. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.
Why this word is great
INTERREFLECTION — [Noun] The illumination of an object by light reflected from other non-luminous surfaces. From the Latin prefix inter- ("between, among") + the English word reflection, from Latin reflectere ("to bend back"). Unlike "reflection" (which implies a singular, definitive bounce) or "ambient light" (which names a general, atmospheric condition), interreflection is the intricate, reciprocal conversation of photons between surfaces. It is the soft blush of a peach’s underside cast by the tablecloth, the gentle glow in the shadowed corner where two white walls meet, and the luminous warmth that pools beneath a forest canopy as leaf reflects light onto leaf. It is the visible proof that nothing in this world is ever truly seen in isolation.
noun
- The illumination of an object by reflected light from other objects that are not light sources.