mirror finish

collocation in English

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mirror
noun
uk
/ˈmɪr.ər/us
/ˈmɪr.ɚ/
a piece of glass with a shiny, metal-covered back that reflects light, producing an image of whatever is in front ...
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finish
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfɪn.ɪʃ/us
/ˈfɪn.ɪʃ/
the end of a race, or the last part ...
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(Definition ofmirrorandfinishfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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We were producing, for example, the finest castings in the world, with amirrorfinish.
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Smooth surfaces, even those polished to amirrorfinish, are not truly smooth on an atomic scale.
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Once the adhesive sets, the fiber's end is polished to amirrorfinish.
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The trophy, which will be in use from 2011 and beyond, was crafted from solid stainless steel and polished to amirrorfinish.
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It can also be chrome plated and given amirrorfinish.
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Some alloys of steel and aluminum can not be brought to amirrorfinish.
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As the dragon ages they become brighter, and at adulthood they take on amirrorfinish.
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In metallography, an alloy of interest is ground flat and polished to amirrorfinish.
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The part is sisal buffed and then color buffed to achieve amirrorfinish.
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Metal scrapers and abrasives should be explicitly avoided, as they tend to damage the surface and permanently cloud themirrorfinish.
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Using a combination of strokes, and progressively finer files, a skilled operator can attain a surface that is perfectly flat and nearmirrorfinish.
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The bodywork was aluminium, and remained unpainted for the event, giving it a nearmirrorfinish.
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Themirrorfinishof a chrome finish reduces heat transmission to the environment due to the low surface emissivity, a characteristic common to most highly polished surfaces.
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Superfinishing, unlike polishing which produces amirrorfinish, creates a cross-hatch pattern on the workpiece.
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Flow bench testing shows that the difference between a mirror finished intake port and a rough textured port is typically less than 1%.
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