Definitions for mirror
ˈmɪr ərmir·ror

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. mirrornoun

   polished surface that forms images by reflecting light

2. mirrorverb

   a faithful depiction or reflection

   "the best mirror is an old friend"

3. mirrorverb

   reflect as if in a mirror

   "The smallest pond at night mirrors the firmament above"

4. mirrorverb

   reflect or resemble

   "The plane crash in Milan mirrored the attack in the World Trade Center"

GCIDERate this definition:1.0 / 2 votes

1. Mirrorverb

   To copy or duplicate; to mimic or imitate; as, the files at Project Gutenberg were mirrored on several other ftp sites around the world.

2. Mirrorverb

   To have a close resemblance to; as, his opinions often mirrored those of his wife.

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. mirrornoun

   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.

2. mirrornoun

   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.

3. mirrornoun

   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.

4. mirrorverb

   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 .

5. mirrorverb

   To create something identical to (a web site, etc.).

6. Etymology: From mirour, from mireor, from mirer, to look at, from miror, from mirus.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mirrornoun

   Etymology: miroir, French; mirar, Spanish, to look.

   1. A looking-glass; any thing which exhibits representations of objects by reflection.

   And in his waters which your mirror make,
   Behold your faces as the crystal bright. Edmund Spenser, Epith.

   That pow’r which gave me eyes the world to view,
   To view myself infus’d an inward light,
   Whereby my soul, as by a mirror true,
   Of her own form may take a perfect sight. Davies.

   Less bright the moon,
   But opposite in levell’d West was set
   His mirror, with full face borrowing her light
   From him. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. vii.

   Mirroir of poets, mirroir of our age,
   Which her whole face beholding on thy stage,
   Pleas’d and displeas’d with her own faults, endures
   A remedy like those whom musick cures. Edmund Waller.

   By chance he spy’d a mirroir while he spoke,
   And gazing there beheld his alter’d look;
   Wond’ring, he saw his features and his hue,
   So much were chang’d, that scarce himself he knew. John Dryden, Knight’s Tale.

   Late as I rang’d the crystal wilds of air,
   In the clear mirroir of thy ruling star,
   I saw, alas! some dread event impend. Alexander Pope.

   2. It is used for pattern; for that on which the eye ought to be fixed; an exemplar; an archetype.

   The works of nature are no less exact, than if she did both behold and study how to express some absolute shape or mirror always present before her. Richard Hooker, b. i.

   O goddess, heavenly bright,
   Mirrour of grace and majesty divine. Fairy Queen, b. i.

   How far’st thou, mirror of all martial men? William Shakespeare.

   Mirroir of ancient faith in early youth. Dryden.

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1. Mirror

   A mirror 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. This allows the viewer to see themselves or objects behind them, or even objects that are at an angle from them but out of their field of view, such as around a corner. Natural mirrors have existed since prehistoric times, such as the surface of water, but people have been manufacturing mirrors out of a variety of materials for thousands of years, like stone, metals, and glass. In modern mirrors, metals like silver or aluminum are often used due to their high reflectivity, applied as a thin coating on glass because of its naturally smooth and very hard surface. A mirror is a wave reflector. Light consists of waves, and when light waves reflect off the flat surface of a mirror, those waves retain the same degree of curvature and vergence, in an equal yet opposite direction, as the original waves. The light can also be pictured as rays (imaginary lines radiating from the light source, that are always perpendicular to the waves). These rays are reflected at an equal yet opposite angle from which they strike the mirror (incident light). This property, called specular reflection, distinguishes a mirror from objects that diffuse light, breaking up the wave and scattering it in many directions (such as flat-white paint). Thus, a mirror can be any surface in which the texture or roughness of the surface is smaller (smoother) than the wavelength of the waves. When looking at a mirror, one will see a mirror image or reflected image of objects in the environment, formed by light emitted or scattered by them and reflected by the mirror towards one's eyes. This effect gives the illusion that those objects are behind the mirror, or (sometimes) in front of it. When the surface is not flat, a mirror may behave like a reflecting lens. A plane mirror will yield a real-looking undistorted image, while a curved mirror may distort, magnify, or reduce the image in various ways, while keeping the lines, contrast, sharpness, colors, and other image properties intact. A mirror is commonly used for inspecting oneself, such as during personal grooming; hence the old-fashioned name looking glass. This use, which dates from prehistory, overlaps with uses in decoration and architecture. Mirrors are also used to view other items that are not directly visible because of obstructions; examples include rear-view mirrors in vehicles, security mirrors in or around buildings, and dentist's mirrors. Mirrors are also used in optical and scientific apparatus such as telescopes, lasers, cameras, periscopes, and industrial machinery. The terms "mirror" and "reflector" can be used for objects that reflect any other types of waves. An acoustic mirror reflects sound waves. Objects such as walls, ceilings, or natural rock-formations may produce echos, and this tendency often becomes a problem in acoustical engineering when designing houses, auditoriums, or recording studios. Acoustic mirrors may be used for applications such as parabolic microphones, atmospheric studies, sonar, and sea floor mapping. An atomic mirror reflects matter waves, and can be used for atomic interferometry and atomic holography.

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1. mirror

   A mirror is a smooth, flat, and reflective surface that reflects light and produces an image of objects placed in front of it. It is typically made of glass with a reflective coating on one side, allowing individuals to see a clear and accurate representation of themselves or their surroundings. Mirrors are commonly used for personal grooming, decoration, and optical instruments, among other applications.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 4 votes

1. Mirrornoun

   a looking-glass or a speculum; any glass or polished substance that forms images by the reflection of rays of light

2. Mirrornoun

   that which gives a true representation, or in which a true image may be seen; hence, a pattern; an exemplar

3. Mirrornoun

   see Speculum

4. Mirrorverb

   to reflect, as in a mirror

5. Etymology: [OE. mirour, F. miroir, OF. also mireor, fr. (assumed) LL. miratorium, fr. mirare to look at, L. mirari to wonder. See Marvel, and cf. Miracle, Mirador.]

FreebaseRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mirror

   A mirror is an object that reflects light in a way that preserves much of its original quality subsequent to its contact with the mirror. Some mirrors also filter out some wavelengths, while preserving other wavelengths in the reflection. This is different from other light-reflecting objects that do not preserve much of the original wave signal other than color and diffuse reflected light. The most familiar type of mirror is the plane mirror, which has a flat surface. Curved mirrors are also used, to produce magnified or diminished images or focus light or simply distort the reflected image. Mirrors are commonly used for personal grooming or admiring oneself, decoration, and architecture. Mirrors are also used in scientific apparatus such as telescopes and lasers, cameras, and industrial machinery. Most mirrors are designed for visible light; however, mirrors designed for other types of waves or other wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation are also used, especially in non-optical instruments.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mirror

   mir′ur, n. a looking-glass: a reflecting surface, usually made of glass lined at the back with a brilliant metal: a pattern.—v.t. to reflect as in a mirror:—pr.p. mirr′oring; pa.p. mirr′ored.—n. Mag′ic-mirr′or, a mirror in which, by means of divination, a person sees scenes in his future life: a Japanese convex mirror, engraved on the back, by which bright light reflected from the polished surface on to a screen gives bright-lined images corresponding to the figures on the back. [O. Fr. mireor, miroir—L. mirāri, -ātus, to wonder at.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mirror

   The speculum of a quadrant, or any silvered or polished reflecting surface.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mirror

   See Inspection of Cannon; also Looking-glass Signaling.

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mirror

   in Cicada; see specular membrane.

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'mirror' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2745

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'mirror' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2933

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'mirror' in Nouns Frequency: #1055

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of mirror in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of mirror in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of mirror in a Sentence

1. Ronnie Lottz:

   I will burn this fucking place to the ground before I get rid of that mirror. Do you know how much joy that mirror has brought to us? we do a freaky family fun day, and all the kids look in the mirror. This is a fun house, honey, and if you don’t like the two-way mirror, go f*ck yourself; and if you come on my stage, have something to say.

2. Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet:

   Beauty is life when life unveils her holy face. But you are life and you are the veil. Beauty is eternity gazing at itself in a mirror. But you are eternity and you are the mirror.

3. Karl Kraus:

   The world has become uglier since it began to look into a mirror every day; so let us settle for the mirror image and do without an inspection of the original.

4. Nick Kay:

   Any parliament should be like a mirror, so when (the population) looks into it, they see themselves reflected, and at the moment the mirror chosen in 2012 is an imperfect mirror.

5. Nicholas Hoult:

   We wanted to honor him and tell our story that we thought was fascinating about his formative years that everyone, I feel as a fan...would be intrigued by, mirror Mirror.

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