plane mirror
Unbent reflecting surface
A plane mirror is a flat reflective surface that produces an image appearing to be the same distance behind the mirror as the object is in front of it.
Unlike curved mirrors, which distort or magnify, a plane mirror reflects light without altering the size or shape of what it shows—though it does reverse left and right.
The bathroom mirror and the standard wall mirror are typical examples.
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- reflectorLight-redirecting surface
- opticsScience of illumination
- periscopesMirror-tube viewing devices
- kaleidoscopesTubes showing shifting symmetry
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plane mirrorcurved mirror
Reflector with curvature
concave mirror · convex mirror · funhouse mirror · distorting mirror · magnifying mirror
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