mirror finish
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A mirror finish is a surface polished to such smoothness that it reflects like a mirror.
The term appears most often with metals—stainless steel, chrome, aluminum—but applies to any material buffed to high reflectivity: The car's paint had a mirror finish.
In metalworking, achieving a mirror finish requires progressively finer abrasives.
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
- high glossIntense reflective sheen
- chromeReflective metal coating
- reflectiveCasting back light
- gleamingReflecting light brightly
glossy · wet look · buffed · shiny · spit shine · metallic · stainless steel · smooth · lustrous · surface · steel · flawless · glassy · brilliant · pristine · lacquer · clear coat · glare
- glossy surfacesgloss, glossy print, shine, sheen, polish
- finishespainted, polished, varnish, paint, matte silver
- light effectsshine, glow, gleam, shimmer, glitter
- sheenluster, shine, gloss, sheen, gleam
- smooth texturesvelvet, satin, silk, gloss, sheen
- coinageminting, denomination, dies, mint mark, blanks
mirror finishmatte finish
Non-reflective surface treatment
matte · flat finish · satin finish · eggshell finish · non-reflective
mirror finishtextured finish
Non-smooth surface treatment
rough finish · hammered finish · pebbled · stippled · grained
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