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
OTHER WORDS FROM mirror
mir·ror·like, adjective un·mir·rored, adjectiveWords nearby mirror
mirky,
mirliton,
miro,
miromiro,
mirren,
mirror,
mirror ball,
mirror canon,
mirror carp,
mirror finish,
mirror image
Example sentences from the Web for mirroring
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, adjectiveWord Origin for mirror
C13: from Old French from
mirer to look at, from Latin
mīrārī to wonder at
Scientific definitions for mirroring
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.