Phrase guide

mirror image

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An image that is reversed from left to right, as it would appear if seen in a mirror; a reflection.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a likeness in which left and right are reversed

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: reflection, reflexion

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: likeness, alikeness, similitude

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: imatge especular — reversed image
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鏡像 /镜像 (jìngxiàng) — reversed image
  • Danish: spejlbillede — reversed image
  • Dutch: spiegelbeeld — reversed image
  • Dutch: wederbeeld — reversed image
  • Estonian: peegelpilt — reversed image
  • Finnish: peilikuva — reversed image
  • German: Spiegelbild — reversed image
  • Hindi: दर्पण चित्र (darpaṇ citra) — reversed image
  • Hungarian: tükörkép — reversed image
  • Icelandic: spegilmynd — reversed image
  • Latvian: spoguļattēls — reversed image
  • Polish: odbicie lustrzane — reversed image
  • Russian: зерка́льное отраже́ние (zerkálʹnoje otražénije) — reversed image
  • Spanish: imagen especular — reversed image
  • Swedish: spegelbild — reversed image