virtual image

/ˌvʌrtʃ(əw)əl ˌɪmɪdʒ/
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Other forms: virtual images

Definitions of virtual image
  1. noun
    a reflected optical image (as seen in a plane mirror)
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    type of:
    reflection, reflexion
    the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface
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