Mirror

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1 English 1.1 Pronounciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.2.3 Transitive verb 1.3 Derived terms 1.4 See also

English

Pronounciation

• IPA : /ˈmɪɹə/ or /ˈmɪɹɚ/
• SAMPA : /'mIr@/ or /'mIr@`/

Noun

mirror (plural mirrors)

1. 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. (computing) An exact copy of a data set, especially a website.

Synonyms

• (reflecting surface): glass (old-fashioned), looking-glass (old-fashioned)

Translations

smooth reflecting surface

Catalan: mirall m, espill m Czech: zrcadlo n, zrcátko n peili French: glace f, miroir m German: Spiegel m

scáthán m1 Italian: specchio m Japanese: 鏡 (かがみ , kagami) Persian: آينه (ayneh) Spanish: espejo m zrkadlo n, zrkadielko n

computing: exact copy of a data set

Finnish: peili, peilikopio , kopio

Transitive verb

to mirror (mirroring, mirrored, mirrored)

1. Of an event, activity, behaviour, etc, to be identical to, to be a copy of.

Derived terms

• half-silvered mirror
• mirror image
• one-way mirror
• rear-view mirror
• two-way mirror

See also

• Wikipedia article on mirrors (reflecting)
• Wikipedia article on mirrors in computing