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- Dictionarymirror/ˈmɪrə/
noun
- 1. a surface, typically of glass coated with a metal amalgam, which reflects a clear image: "he checked his appearance in the mirror" Similar
- 2. a site on a network which stores the contents copied from another site: "the company now has a mirror site in Taiwan"
verb
- 1. (of a surface) show a reflection of: "the clear water mirrored the sky"
- 2. correspond or be similar to (another thing): "his own views mirrored those of his followers"
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a piece of glass with a back that reflects light, producing an image of whatever is in front of it: a rear-view mirror.
The meaning of MIRROR is a polished or smooth surface (as of glass) that forms images by reflection. How to use mirror in a sentence.
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.
A mirror, also known as a looking glass, is an object that reflects an image. Light that bounces off a mirror will show an image of whatever is in front of it, when focused through the lens of the eye or a camera. Mirrors reverse the direction of the image in an equal yet opposite angle from which the light shines upon it.
a mirror of something [singular] something that shows what something else is like. The face is the mirror of the soul. Dickens' novels are a mirror of his times.
MIRROR definition: 1. a piece of glass with a shiny metallic material on one side that produces an image of anything…. Learn more.
mirror. (ˈmɪrə) n. 1. 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. 2. (Furniture) such a reflecting surface mounted in a frame. 3. any reflecting surface.
