Collocations withmirror
These are words often used in combination withmirror.
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concave mirror
A concave mirror placed behind each amplifier converges the beam.
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convex mirror
As against this, this situation is reflected in distorted form in the contemporaries' mere party struggles as if in a convex mirror.
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curved mirror
Consider a family of rays lying in the same plane and being reflected by a curved mirror.
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flat mirror
To further increase the amount of light, a flat mirror was placed on the platform directly underneath the test section.
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magic mirror
He later sells various stolen goods, such as the magic mirror.
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Wikipedia
mirror finish
We were producing, for example, the finest castings in the world, with a mirror finish.
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mirror symmetry
A discrete symmetry like mirror symmetry is not necessary, nor do field lines have to be plane.
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one-way mirror
The research assistant controlling the feedback sat in an adjacent room and viewed the participant through a one-way mirror.
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outside mirrors
Additionally, previously optional items that were added as standard equipment this year included the rear window defogger with heated outside mirrors, and bodyside accent striping.
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Wikipedia
parabolic mirror
However, our parabolic mirror possesses considerable aberrations and the laser radiation wavefront differs considerably from the plane wavefront.
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primary mirror
All lens and primary mirror surfaces are spheroidal which eases construction.
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secondary mirror
Small alignment errors in using the secondary mirror have negligible effect on the final photographs.
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spherical mirror
A spherical mirror collects and focuses the light onto the target spot perpendicular to the horizontal mounting plate.
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