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MIRROR-IMAGE RELATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mirror-image relation mean? 

MIRROR-IMAGE RELATION (noun)
  The noun MIRROR-IMAGE RELATION has 1 sense:

1. the relation of opposition between crystals or molecules that are reflections of one anotherplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


MIRROR-IMAGE RELATION (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The relation of opposition between crystals or molecules that are reflections of one another

Classified under:

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas

Synonyms:

enantiomorphism; mirror-image relation

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

opposition (a direction opposite to another)


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