Mirror
part · 6000 BC · Stone Age
A reflecting surface.
Principles and materials it uses
- Reflection of light — uses. A mirror reflects light.
- Glass — is made of. Glass with a metal coating.
- Silver — is made of. A silver coating.
- Copper — is made of. Early mirrors were polished discs of copper and bronze.
Where it is used
- Solar concentrator — is part of. Mirrors concentrate the light.
- Laser — is part of. A resonator made of mirrors.
- Vacuum flask — is part of. The silvering reflects heat radiation.
- Reflecting telescope — is part of. The primary mirror.
- Periscope — is part of. Mirrors or prisms.
- Octant — is part of. Two mirrors.
- Sextant — is part of. Mirrors — the principle of double reflection.
- EUV lithography — is part of. Mirror optics (lenses absorb EUV).
- DLP chip — is part of. Micromirrors.
- Ophthalmoscope — is part of. A mirror.
- Glass dome — is part of. A mirrored cone directs light into the hall.
- Interferometer — is part of. Mirrors.
- Kaleidoscope — is part of. Mirrors.
What it is a kind of
- Rear-view mirror — includes. A mirror.
- Wall mirror — includes. A mirror.