mirror image
Americannoun
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an image of an object, plan, person, etc., as it would appear if viewed in a mirror, with right and left reversed.
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an object having a spatial arrangement that corresponds to that of another object except that the right-to-left sense on one object corresponds to the left-to-right sense on the other.
noun
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an image as observed in a mirror
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an object that corresponds to another object in the same way as it would correspond to its image in a mirror
Etymology
Origin of mirror image
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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These structures have a built-in twist, either left- or right-handed, that cannot be superimposed on its mirror image.
From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026
That is nearly a mirror image of the V-shaped rebound markets have just witnessed.
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
“We’re seeing somewhat of a mirror image of what we saw last year, to a certain extent,” Lefkowitz told MarketWatch in an interview.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026
After all, simply making the backward route a mirror image of the forward one would be boring.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 26, 2025
He realized he was staring at a mirror image of himself.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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