mirror

[ mir-er ]
/ ˈmɪr ər /

noun

verb (used with object)

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

OTHER WORDS FROM mirror

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

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH mirror

mere mère mirror

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British Dictionary definitions for mirroring

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 mirroring

mirror
[ mĭrər ]

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.