Mirror meaning
The definition of a mirror is a surface that reflects, or anything that gives a true image of a person or thing.
An example of a mirror is what you look at while brushing your hair.
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Something worthy of imitation.
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Anything that gives a true representation or description.
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A surface capable of reflecting sufficient undiffused light to form an image of an object placed in front of it.
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To reflect, as in a mirror; give or show a likeness of.
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Something that faithfully reflects or gives a true picture of something else.
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To reflect in or as if in a mirror.
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A smooth surface that reflects the images of objects; esp., a piece of glass coated on the reverse side as with silver or an amalgam.
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Something to be imitated or emulated; model.
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A crystal used by fortune-tellers, sorcerers, etc.
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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.
The word mirror is widely used to imply copy, which in the digital world means an exact copy. However, the word is actually somewhat of a misnomer, because a mirror image is a reversed and opposite image. See mirror site and mirror folder.
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.
I had a look in the mirror to see if the blood had come off my face.
We could see the lorry in the mirror, so decided to change lanes.
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(figuratively) An object, person, or event that reflects or gives a picture of another.
His story is a mirror into the life of orphans growing up.
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(computing) An exact copy of a data set, especially a website.
Although the content had been deleted from his blog, it was still found on some mirrors.
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Of an event, activity, behaviour, etc, to be identical to, to be a copy of.
He tried to mirror Elvis's life. He copied his fashion and his mannerisms, and even went to live in Graceland.
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(computing) To create something identical to (a web site, etc.).
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To reflect.
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Mirror is defined as to reflect or imitate.
An example of mirror is a dancer doing the same dance steps as another.
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Origin of mirror
- Middle English mirour from Old French mireor from mirer to look at from Latin mīrārī to wonder at from mīrus wonderful smei- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle English mirour, from Old French mireor, from mirer, to look at, from Latin mÄ«ror (“wonder at"), from mÄ«rus (“wonderful").
From Wiktionary