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Definitions for Mirroring

[1] a reflecting surface, originally of polished metal but now usually of glass with a silvery, metallic, or amalgam backing.
[2] such a surface set into a frame, attached to a handle, etc., for use in viewing oneself or as an ornament.
[3] any reflecting surface, as the surface of calm water under certain lighting conditions.
[4] Optics . a surface that is either plane, concave, or convex and that reflects rays of light.
[5] something that gives a minutely faithful representation, image, or idea of something else: Gershwin's music was a mirror of its time.
[6] a pattern for imitation; exemplar: a man who was the mirror of fashion.
[7] a glass, crystal, or the like, used by magicians, diviners, etc.
[8] to reflect in or as if in a mirror.
[9] to reflect as a mirror does.
[10] to mimic or imitate (something) accurately.
[11] to be or give a faithful representation, image, or idea of: Her views on politics mirror mine completely.
[12] Music . (of a canon or fugue) capable of being played in retrograde or in inversion, as though read in a mirror placed beside or below the music.
[13] with mirrors , by or as if by magic.
[14] a surface, such as polished metal or glass coated with a metal film, that reflects light without diffusion and produces an image of an object placed in front of it
[15] such a reflecting surface mounted in a frame
[16] any reflecting surface
[17] a thing that reflects or depicts something else the press is a mirror of public opinion
[18] (tr) to reflect, represent, or depict faithfully he mirrors his teacher's ideals

Words related to Mirroring

mirrorexemplify, represent, depict, imitate, echo, typify, mimic, personify, epitomize, embody, follow, symbolize, illustrate, show, emulate, double, image, glass, simulate

Words nearby Mirroring

mirrormirky, mirliton, miro, miromiro, mirren, mirror, mirror ball, mirror canon, mirror carp, mirror finish, mirror image

Origin of Mirroring

1175–1225; Middle English mirour < Old French mireo(u)r, equivalent to mir- (see mirage) + -eo(u)r < Latin -ātor -ator

Words that may be confused with Mirroring

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, mirrormere, mère, mirror

Other words from Mirroring

mir·ror·like , adjective
un·mir·rored , adjective

Word origin for Mirroring

C13: from Old French from mirer to look at, from Latin mīrārī to wonder at

Synonyms for Mirroring

depict, echo, embody, epitomize, exemplify, follow, illustrate, imitate, mimic, personify, represent, symbolize, typify, double, emulate, glass, image, show, simulate, act like, make like, take off