Antimirror
adj, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 An antisymmetric operation; the operation of reflection combined with a reversal of some sort (such as color, time, size, etc); the reflection of opposites.
"The conditions are often signs of a triumphant hero's beginnings, and indeed will almost reflect, in the antimirror, Cordelia's fate."
- 2 Something that inhibits reflection; something that obscures or absorbs light instead of reflecting.
"The current disruption simulation was performed with a long "antimirror" trap 2MK-200 at 10 MW/cm² flow density."
Adjective
- 1 Opposed to mirrors.
"We had never suspected the existence of a silly antimirror law, and if it still exists in any hospital we trust the management will hasten to rescind it."
Example
More examples"We had never suspected the existence of a silly antimirror law, and if it still exists in any hospital we trust the management will hasten to rescind it."
Etymology
From anti- + mirror.
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