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mirror
has definitions from the fields of physics,psychology
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[ noun ] (physics) polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
Used in print (William Maxwell, The Chateau....)Her quarters were on the right as you walked into the building , and her small front_room was clogged with heavy furniture - a big , round , oak dining_table and chairs , a buffet , with a row of unclaimed letters inserted between the mirror and its frame . (John Cheever, "The Brigadier and the Golf Widow,"...)She took a good look at herself in the mirror before she turned and , walking with very small steps , started toward the door . (Sallie Bingham, "Moving Day," The Atlantic...)He was standing in_front_of the mirror , tightening his tie . Related terms reflector cheval_glass looking_glass pier_glass hand_glass speculum car_mirror |
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[ verb ] (physics) reflect as if in a mirror
Examples "The smallest pond at night mirrors the firmament above." Used in print (The Rev. John A. O'Brien, "Let's Take Birth Control...)The various Lambeth_Conferences , expressing the Anglican viewpoint , mirror the gradual change that has taken_place among Protestants generally . (Tom F. Driver, "Beckett by the Madeleine,"...)The consciousness it mirrors may have come earlier to Europe than to America , but it is the consciousness that most `` mature '' societies arrive_at when their successes in technological and economic systematization propel them into a time of examining the not strictly practical ends of culture . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (psychology) a faithful depiction or reflection
Examples "the best mirror is an old friend" Related terms |
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[ verb ] reflect or resemble
Examples "The plane crash in Milan mirrored the attack in the World Trade Center" Related terms |
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