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   mirror

   /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 looking glassreflectorreflecting surfaceglass
   • ▪ a thing regarded as accurately representing something else: "the stage is supposed to be the mirror of life" Similar reflectiontwindoubleexact likenessimagereplicacopyclonematchparallelinformal:spitting imagespitdead spitdead ringer for
   • 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"
   • 3. display content from (the screen of a computer, phone, or other device) on another screen, usually via a wireless connection: "device owners can mirror their screen to their TV"
   • 4. keep a copy of the contents of (a network site) at another site, typically in order to improve accessibility: "his site was mirrored at several colleges around the United States"
   • ▪ store (copies of data) on two or more hard disks as a method of protecting it: "another three identical drives would mirror data from primary sources"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French mirour, based on Latin mirare ‘look at’. Early senses also included ‘a crystal used in magic’ and ‘a person deserving imitation’.

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   What is a mirror used for?

   • 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.

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   What is a mirror in physics?

   • 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. Gershwin's music was a mirror of its time. a man who was the mirror of fashion. to reflect in or as if in a mirror. to reflect as a mirror does.

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   What is mirror noun?

   • Definition of mirror noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [countable] a piece of special flat glass that reflects images, so that you can see yourself when you look in it in the mirror He looked at himself in the mirror. Remember to look in the mirror (= in a car, when driving) before signalling.

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   What does it mean if something mirrors something else?

   • If something mirrors something else, it has similar features to it, and therefore seems like a copy or representation of it. The book inevitably mirrors my own interests and experiences. [VERB noun] His own shock was mirrored on her face. [VERB noun] If you see something reflected in water, you can say that the water mirrors it.

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   What does Mirour mean in English?

   • Middle English mirour "object with a reflective surface, reflection, model of conduct," borrowed from Anglo-French mirur, mireour, from mirer "to look at" (going back to Latin mīrārī "to be surprised, look with wonder at") + -ur, -eour -or entry 1 — more at admire derivative of mirror entry 1 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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   What does a mirror mean in a sentence?

   • Ordinary mirrors can't answer this question, but they can show you how you look in your new hat or whether you have spinach between your teeth. And the verb mirror means "reflect," as when the surface of a lake mirrors the sky.

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    A mirror is a glass surface backed with a metallic coating that reflects images that are in front of it. When you gaze at yourself in a mirror, your own face gazes right back at you.