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mirror
[ mir-er ]
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.
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
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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Derived Forms
- ˈmirror-ˌlike, adjective
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Other Words From
- mirror·like adjective
- un·mirrored adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mirror1
C13: from Old French from mirer to look at, from Latin mīrārī to wonder at
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Idioms and Phrases
Idioms
- with mirrors, by or as if by magic.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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