mirror

[ mir-er ]

/ ˈmɪr ər /

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noun

a reflecting surface, originally of polished metal but now usually of glass with a silvery, metallic, or amalgam backing.

such a surface set into a frame, attached to a handle, etc., for use in viewing oneself or as an ornament.

any reflecting surface, as the surface of calm water under certain lighting conditions.

Optics. a surface that is either plane, concave, or convex and that reflects rays of light.

something that gives a minutely faithful representation, image, or idea of something else: Gershwin's music was a mirror of its time.

a pattern for imitation; exemplar: a man who was the mirror of fashion.

a glass, crystal, or the like, used by magicians, diviners, etc.

verb (used with object)

to reflect in or as if in a mirror.

to reflect as a mirror does.

to mimic or imitate (something) accurately.

to be or give a faithful representation, image, or idea of: Her views on politics mirror mine completely.

adjective

Music. (of a canon or fugue) capable of being played in retrograde or in inversion, as though read in a mirror placed beside or below the music.

Idioms for mirror

with mirrors, by or as if by magic.

Origin of mirror

1175–1225; Middle English mirour < Old French mireo(u)r, equivalent to mir- (see mirage) + -eo(u)r < Latin -ātor -ator

SYNONYMS FOR mirror

6 model, epitome, paradigm.

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OTHER WORDS FROM mirror

mir·ror·like, adjective un·mir·rored, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH mirror

mere mère mirror

Words nearby mirror

mirky, mirliton, miro, miromiro, mirren, mirror, mirror ball, mirror canon, mirror carp, mirror finish, mirror image

Example sentences from the Web for mirrored

There is a photocopy collage of the mirrored image divided by bright colors to the right and a more muted palette to the left.

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Johns took the original source and mirrored it horizontally, creating a large missing void in the center of the work.

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How did the troubled young girl go about drawing sex acts in her notebook that mirrored the ritualistic killings?

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More recently, though, her mirrored room installations have garnered all the attention.

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Added points to Leto for not taking off his mirrored sun glasses throughout the whole thing.

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It was the sort of fire Tony liked to watch, red at the heart, with little curling flames that were mirrored in the tiled hearth.

Jan and Her Job |L. Allen Harker
But there is a poetic Arcadia none the less, the real Arcadia mirrored in a contemplative mind.

Soliloquies in England |George Santayana
Her eyes were like clear blue pools but they mirrored only sisterly affection, he thought.

Patchwork |Anna Balmer Myers
His turret gun revolved soundlessly, and the crosshairs of the sight danced across the mirrored image of the approaching thing.

World of the Drone |Robert Abernathy
Fanny turned abruptly from the window as the door of the bronze and mirrored lift opened for her.

Fanny Herself |Edna Ferber

British Dictionary definitions for mirrored

mirror

/ (ˈmɪrə) /

noun

a surface, such as polished metal or glass coated with a metal film, that reflects light without diffusion and produces an image of an object placed in front of it

such a reflecting surface mounted in a frame

any reflecting surface

a thing that reflects or depicts something else the press is a mirror of public opinion

verb

(tr) to reflect, represent, or depict faithfully he mirrors his teacher's ideals

Derived forms of mirror

mirror-like, adjective

Word Origin for mirror

C13: from Old French from mirer to look at, from Latin mīrārī to wonder at

Scientific definitions for mirrored

mirror

[ mĭr′ər ]

An object that causes light or other radiation to be reflected from its surface, with little or no diffusion. Common mirrors consist of a thin sheet or film of metal, such as silver, behind or covering a glass pane. Mirrors are used extensively in telescopes, microscopes, lasers, fiber optics, measuring instruments, and many other devices. See more at reflection.

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