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reflection vs virtual image

virtual image vs reflection

reflection and virtual image both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
reflection Yes No No No
virtual image Yes No No No
As nouns, virtual image is a hyponym of reflection; that is, virtual image is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reflection:
  • reflection: the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface
  • virtual image: a reflected optical image (as seen in a plane mirror)
Other hyponyms of reflection include flare, interreflection, zodiacal light.
reflection (noun) virtual image (noun)
the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material) a reflected optical image (as seen in a plane mirror)
the ability to reflect beams or rays
a likeness in which left and right are reversed
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
a remark expressing careful consideration
expression without words
the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface
(mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed
Difference between reflection and virtual image

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