Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. An image that has its parts arranged with a reversal of right and left, as it would appear if seen in a mirror.
Wiktionary
- n. An image that is reversed from left to right, as it would appear if seen in a mirror; a reflection.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a likeness in which left and right are reversed
Examples
“This was the mirror image of the Cold War, where the Soviets had enough nuclear devices to end civilization, yet their intentions about what they might do with those weapons were so opaque that the art of Kremlinology sprang up to divine what their plans might be.”
“ In vain she tried to recall Faisal's warm smile and liquid eyes, but as though he had worked a spell upon her, all she got back was a mirror image of”
“Anxiety rose in Aya at the sightthe mirror image of obscurity panic.”
“Far from looking like a war zone, Kuwait International Airport was a mirror image of every major airport in America.”
“ In vain she tried to recall Faisal's warm smile and liquid eyes, but as though he had worked a spell upon her, all she got back was a mirror image of”
“Pankhurst Tower was a mirror image of Maclintock, right down to the scuffed paintwork and the slow lifts.”
“Not yet quite thirty, Olivier's own age, and thus seen in semi-darkness the clouded mirror image of Olivier.”
“Gasping in air, his hand shaking so badly the mirror image blurred and vibrated, Louis was reminded of lines of celebrants at his First Communion ... and of animals at a trough.”
“This mirror image was voiceless, and therefore could never be harsh or malicious, never condemn, never scarify.”
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