one-way mirror

collocation in English

meaningsofone-wayandmirror

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one-way
adjective
uk
/ˌwʌnˈweɪ/us
/ˌwʌnˈweɪ/
travelling or allowing travel in only ...
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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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(Definition ofone-wayandmirrorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofone-way mirror

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The research assistant controlling the feedback sat in an adjacent room and viewed the participant through aone-waymirror.
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The waiting room was viewable through aone-waymirrorfrom an observation room.
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These periods were videotaped from behind aone-waymirror.
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Two rooms separated by aone-waymirrorwere used for this purpose.
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This procedure was conducted in a 12- x 12-foot observation room and videotaped through aone-waymirror.
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Couples were given 12 min to discuss and were videotaped through aone-waymirror.
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Observations, conducted in a playroom (approximate size, 10 x 15 ft) containing age-appropriate toys, were videotaped through aone-waymirror.
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Theone-waymirrorno longer works, so we abandon it.
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The entire visit was filmed through aone-waymirror, for coding at a later time.
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Each lab visit took approximately 2 hours to complete and was videotaped from a fixed camera on the wall or through aone-waymirrorto facilitate behavioral coding.
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Children's narratives were videotaped through aone-waymirrorfor subsequent coding.
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This is an apparent paradox that stumped some great physicists, although it does not allow a practicalone-waymirrorfor use in the real world.
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A trueone-waymirrordoes not, and can not, exist.
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He has rebuilt her apartment to include secret passageways and aone-waymirror, which he can use to watch her.
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Behind aone-waymirror, a number of observers watch the interaction, make notes, and ensure the activity is recorded.
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The partition wasone-waymirrorglass, enabling the people to see the pigs, but not the other way around.
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During the test, students were taken into a room and connected to electrodes that monitored their physiological reactions, while facing bright lights and aone-waymirror.
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