to mirror
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2.1
- verb
- /ˈmɪrər/
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- His movements mirror those of the dancer perfectly, showing great skill.
- closely mirror
- mirror reality
- mirror society
Like kids you, they end up mirroring, you know, the parent.
- Like kids you, they end up mirroring, you know, the parent.
- It turns out that fluid's glucose mirrors the blood's glucose pretty closely.
- When you're in having consciousness, it just mirrors back, right?
- What attributes were they supposed to mirror or model?
- And so you'll find that people mirror the conveyance, right?
Examples
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I try to mirror reality in my work, so...
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The gap in historical narratives mirrors the increasingly tense relationship between the West and Russia.
Academic text (2008) -
Why use old code to mirror something new?
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If he turns, you wait five seconds, you turn, you mirror everything he does.
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What attributes were they supposed to mirror or model?
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The first sign is that he mirrors your energy.
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You will soon realize that each theme mirrors a different world of feeling.
Academic text (2011) -
The AIs learned as children and began to mirror your character, for better or worse.
Fiction book (2001) -
We were particularly curious about variables that may mirror social and academic integration processes.
Academic text (1991) -
Today, the Journal focuses more on chronic diseases, mirroring a trend seen in other journals.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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2.6
To send back light or an image from a surface like a mirror
Send back light and show a clear image of things nearby
Idioms
Compounds
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2.8
A piece of glass inside a car that lets the driver see behind through the back window
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A curved shiny surface that focuses parallel light rays to one point
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A property of a system where left and right are swapped and it stays the same
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A screen in a car that shows live video from a rear camera so the driver sees behind
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2.1
A piece of glass on the outside of a vehicle that shows the view to the side and behind
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A relationship where two molecules or crystals are exact mirror reflections of each other
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A type of carp with few large shiny scales that people keep in ponds for food or decoration
- Literature
A being that lives in a mirror or a person who thinks a lot about themselves
How Clear
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mirror as a verb comes from the same Latin root mirari 'to wonder', similar to admire and Spanish mirar 'to look'. To mirror something is to 'show' or 'reflect' it, in the same way a mirror shows an exact image.