mirror image
noun
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
Synonyms
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
The expansion is basically the vault without the veil, and it will be attached to the rear of the original museum, creating an inside-out mirror image of sorts.
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Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
The 2020 study included another tumor image that Dr. David said appeared to be a mirror image of one previously published by Dr. Yoon’s lab.
—Benjamin Mueller, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024
Among the features that set the Mini Evo above the rest of the Instax pack are the 10 lens effects, which can pair with the 10 film effects (like mirror image, soft focus, etc.) to give you more than 100 shooting possibilities.
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 19 Mar. 2024
His dynamic with Harfouch is just as alluring, not only as a brilliant stroke of casting (Tom and Lissy look like mirror images of one another), but as a doorway to some hilariously bizarre discomforts, as the looming specter of mortality gives way to frankness and admissions of regret.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 18 Feb. 2024
Since each mirror image of the rectangle corresponds to the ball bouncing off a wall, for the ball to return to its starting point traveling in the same direction, its trajectory must cross the table an even number of times in both directions.
—Quanta Magazine, 15 Feb. 2024
Sun Sentinel Dave Hyde: Belichick, Saban exit as mirror images of coaching greatness
Bill Belichick and Nick Saban weren’t just friends.
—South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2024
Lay out a grid of identical rectangles, each viewed as a mirror image of its neighbors.
—Quanta Magazine, 15 Feb. 2024
However the law had been laid down, and the Patriots adapted, capping a 12-game winning streak to end the regular season with a mirror image 31-0 beatdown of Buffalo.
—Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024
Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
The 2020 study included another tumor image that Dr. David said appeared to be a mirror image of one previously published by Dr. Yoon’s lab.
—Benjamin Mueller, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024
Among the features that set the Mini Evo above the rest of the Instax pack are the 10 lens effects, which can pair with the 10 film effects (like mirror image, soft focus, etc.) to give you more than 100 shooting possibilities.
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 19 Mar. 2024
His dynamic with Harfouch is just as alluring, not only as a brilliant stroke of casting (Tom and Lissy look like mirror images of one another), but as a doorway to some hilariously bizarre discomforts, as the looming specter of mortality gives way to frankness and admissions of regret.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 18 Feb. 2024
Since each mirror image of the rectangle corresponds to the ball bouncing off a wall, for the ball to return to its starting point traveling in the same direction, its trajectory must cross the table an even number of times in both directions.
—Quanta Magazine, 15 Feb. 2024
Sun Sentinel Dave Hyde: Belichick, Saban exit as mirror images of coaching greatness
Bill Belichick and Nick Saban weren’t just friends.
—South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2024
Lay out a grid of identical rectangles, each viewed as a mirror image of its neighbors.
—Quanta Magazine, 15 Feb. 2024
However the law had been laid down, and the Patriots adapted, capping a 12-game winning streak to end the regular season with a mirror image 31-0 beatdown of Buffalo.
—Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024
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“Mirror image.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mirror%20image. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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