mirror image

noun

Synonyms of mirror imagenext
1
a
: something that has its parts reversely arranged in comparison with another similar thing or that is reversed with reference to an intervening axis or plane
b
: the direct opposite
2
: image sense 4

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Examples of mirror image in a Sentence

The left side of the building is a mirror image of the right. looking at the idealistic intern, the elderly physician could not help but see the mirror image of himself 40 years earlier
Recent Examples on the Web Situs inversus is a rare ailment in which a person's internal organs are arranged in a mirror image (a reversal) of normal organ placement. —Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 8 Aug. 2024 The process is a poisonous cycle, the mirror image of the positive reinforcement among beneficial traits that generates competitive advantage. —Michael J. Mazarr, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2022 The two sides of criminal justice system are not mirror images. —Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 27 July 2024 Cynthia Nixon's Miranda and Kristin Davis' Charlotte are the mirror image of their real-life counterparts, too. —Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 15 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for mirror image 

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Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of mirror image was in 1885

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“Mirror image.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mirror%20image. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.

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mirror image

noun
: something that has its parts joined together in much the same way as those of something else except that each part of one thing is directly opposite to the corresponding part of the other thing and located on the opposite side of, the same distance away from, and facing in the same way toward or away from an axis or plane between the two things
the two sides of an animal with bilateral symmetry are mirror images of each other

Medical Definition

mirror image

noun
: something that has its parts reversely arranged in comparison with another similar thing or that is reversed with reference to an intervening axis or plane
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