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mirror image

noun

Definition of mirror image

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 3

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Examples of mirror image in a Sentence

  1. The left side of the building is a mirror image of the right.

  2. looking at the idealistic intern, the elderly physician could not help but see the mirror image of himself 40 years earlier

First Known Use of mirror image

1885

mirror image Synonyms

Synonyms
alter ego, carbon, carbon copy, clone, counterpart, doppelgänger (or doppelganger), double, duplicate, duplication, facsimile, fetch, likeness, look-alike, match, image, picture, replica, ringer, spit, spitting image, twin
Related Words
Chinese copy; effigy, portrait, portrayal; companion, fellow, mate; equal, equivalent; analogue (or analog), parallel
Near Antonyms
antithesis, converse, opposite, reverse

MIRROR IMAGE Defined for English Language Learners

mirror image

noun

Definition of mirror image for English Language Learners

  • : something that looks like something else but with its left and right sides reversed

  • : someone who looks like someone else

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mirror image

noun

medical Definition of mirror image

: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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