mirror
IPA: mˈɪrɝ
noun
- A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.
- (figuratively) An object, person, or event that reflects or gives a picture of another.
- (computing, Internet) A disk, website or other resource that contains replicated data.
- A mirror carp.
- (historical) A kind of political self-help book, advising kings, princes, etc. on how to behave.
verb
- (transitive) Of an event, activity, behaviour, etc, to be identical to; to be a copy of.
- (computing, transitive) To create something identical to (a web site, etc.).
- (transitive) To reflect, as in a mirror.
Advertisement
Examples of "mirror" in Sentences
- The light that passes through this mirror is the laser beam.
- I am Intendant Kira Nerys of the ISS Andromeda, and from what you call the mirror universe.
- Seeing one's reflection in the computer screen as clearly as in a mirror is a major distraction and annoyance.
- Initially, I didn't find its ornate, elaborate style terribly appealing, but a mirror is a mirror and it was useful in our bedroom.
- Next to this mirror is a 20 foot version, like a child next to its mother, and a colossal 200 foot wall which only has one other like it, and that's in Malta.
- This mirror is at the core of what he calls the Nawatl Topological Scheme, which is a wheel that is divided into four different dimensions, with a fifth at its center that is produced by the interrelation of the others.
Advertisement
Advertisement