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mirror image

American  

noun

  1. an image of an object, plan, person, etc., as it would appear if viewed in a mirror, with right and left reversed.

  2. 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.

mirror image British  

noun

  1. an image as observed in a mirror

  2. an object that corresponds to another object in the same way as it would correspond to its image in a mirror

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Etymology

Origin of mirror image

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

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That is nearly a mirror image of the V-shaped rebound markets have just witnessed.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

Amino acids exist in two mirror image forms, similar to left and right hands.

From Science Daily • Feb. 12, 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

If anything, he turned Sunday’s match into a mirror image of the Wimbledon final where Sinner had been the one in command all afternoon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 9, 2025

Tally opened one hand, making a mirror image of Shay’s.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld

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