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{{Short description|Reflected duplication of an object}} {{Other uses}} {{More footnotes|date=June 2017}} [[File:Mount Hood reflected in Mirror Lake, Oregon.jpg|thumbnail|[[Mount Hood]] reflected in the waters of [[Mirror Lake (Mount Hood, Oregon)|Mirror Lake]]]] A '''mirror image''' (in a plane mirror) is a [[reflection (physics)|reflected]] duplication of an object that appears almost identical, but is reversed in the direction perpendicular to the mirror surface. As an [[optical phenomenon|optical effect]], it results from [[specular reflection]] off from surfaces of lustrous materials, especially a [[mirror]] or [[water]]. It is also a concept in [[geometry]] and can be used as a [[concept]]ualization process for 3D structures.
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