MIRROR IMAGE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mirror image mean? 

• MIRROR IMAGE (noun)
  The noun MIRROR IMAGE has 1 sense:

1. a likeness in which left and right are reversed

  Familiarity information: MIRROR IMAGE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MIRROR IMAGE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A likeness in which left and right are reversed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

mirror image; reflection; reflexion

Hypernyms ("mirror image" is a kind of...):

alikeness; likeness; similitude (similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things)

 Context examples 

The classic description of chirality is the comparison of the hand in a mirror, because the mirror image is the opposite.

(Chiral, NCI Thesaurus)

The classic description of achirality is the comparison of the glass of water in a mirror, because the mirror image is identical.

(Achiral, NCI Thesaurus)

The researchers observed the dyslexic individuals have round spots in both eyes, which produces mirror images, and the brain can not decide which one to consider.

(Arrangement of light receptors in the eye may cause dyslexia, Wikinews)

An object or molecule that is not superimposable on its mirror image.

(Chiral, NCI Thesaurus)

An object or molecule that is superimposable on its mirror image.

(Achiral, NCI Thesaurus)

Individuals with dyslexia have difficulty reading, especially distinguishing between letters that are mirror images of each other, like the characters 'b' and 'd' or 'p' and 'q'.

(Arrangement of light receptors in the eye may cause dyslexia, Wikinews)

In dyslexic individuals, the pattern of photoreceptors in the right eye is similar to that on the left and produces a mirror image, while in non-dyslexic individuals, there are two different patterns in the two eyes, researchers found in their study.

(Arrangement of light receptors in the eye may cause dyslexia, Wikinews)