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mirroring
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Mirror \Mir"ror\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mirrored; p. pr. & vb. n. Mirroring.]
To reflect, as in a mirror.
To copy or duplicate; to mimic or imitate; as, the files at Project Gutenberg were mirrored on several other ftp sites around the world.
To have a close resemblance to; as, his opinions often mirrored those of his wife.
Wiktionary
n. A reflection or inversion. vb. (present participle of mirror English)
Wikipedia
Mirroring may refer to:
- Mirror (computing), an exact copy of a data set, such as website
- Disk mirroring, copying a whole computer's hard disk
- Mirroring (psychology), behaviour in which one person copies another person
Mirroring is the behaviour in which one person subconsciously imitates the gesture, speech pattern, or attitude of another. Mirroring often occurs in social situations, particularly in the company of close friends or family. The concept often affects other individual's notions about the individual that is exhibiting mirroring behaviors, which can lead to the individual building rapport with others.
Mirroring is the subconscious replication of another person's nonverbal signals. This concept takes place in everyday interactions, and often goes unnoticed by both the person enacting the mirroring behaviors as well as the individual who is being mirrored. The activation of mirror neurons takes place within the individual who begins to mirror another's movements, and allows them a greater connection and understanding with the individual who they are mirroring, as well as allowing the individual who is being mirrored to feel a stronger connection with the other individual. Mirroring is distinct from conscious imitation under the premise that while the latter is a conscious, typically overt effort to copy another person, mirroring is subconsciously done during the act and often goes unnoticed.
The display of mirroring often begins as early as infancy, as babies begin to mimic individuals around them and establish connections with particular body movements. The ability to mimic another person's actions allows the infant to establish a sense of empathy and thus begin to understand another person's emotions. The infant continues to establish connections with other individual's emotions and subsequently mirror their movements.
Mirroring can establish rapport with the individual who is being mirrored, as the similarities in nonverbal gestures allow the individual to feel more connected with the person exhibiting the mirrored behavior. As the two individuals in the situation display similar nonverbal gestures, they may believe that they share similar attitudes and ideas as well. Mirror neurons react to and cause these movements, allowing the individuals to feel a greater sense of engagement and belonging within the situation.
Usage examples of "mirroring".
It was a strange sight, Burrich, older and grayer, and beside him, his son mirroring the stubborn gaze of his father.
Dust, held so long in equilibrium, exploited its liberation to squall in microburst vortices around the solid imperturbable boulders and jagged icebergs which made up the bulk of the ring, their gyrations mirroring the rowdy cloudscape a hundred and seventy thousand kilometres below.
The throb of generators pulsed through the floor of the building as Vagrian followed Damia and Afra up the stairs to where three couches were centered, wall-mounted screens mirroring those at Keylarion's desk.
The river trail was wide and flat, streaks of clear ice showing black where the snow had drifted away, the moons gleaming white, mirroring the planet's surface.
He drew her closer to kiss her, but suddenly she broke away from him, pointing over his shoulder, her face mirroring hurt and anger.
The man, who was surely F'nor, swept Brekke up in his arms, his tired face mirroring his relief and gladness.
Lever said, mirroring the eunuch's smile, "but that's bollocks and you know it!
Kim said, his stance mirroring the assassin's, his eyes watching his assailant's every move.
All of them were switched on, and the variety of images they displayed was enormous, ranging from a thousand-kilometre altitude view of Amarisk with the red cloud bands mirroring the Juliffe tributary network, to the terrifyingly violent starship battle in orbit above Lalonde.
The blue light of the gallery faded behind me and soon I traveled only in a pale green light that echoed weirdly in the mirroring ice.
To his surprise, it was smooth on its fiat surfaces, almost glassy in appearance, and its color was a deep, mirroring black that reminded the Valeman of the coal he had seen burned as fuel in some of the Southland communities.
The terrible sounds washed over them, mirroring their own growing despair, driving relentlessly inward and stripping away the tattered nerve ends like layers of skin until the very bone was laid bare.
But their crystalline depths were curiously somber, mirroring her own breathless uncertainty.
I looked up and up along the smooth mirroring face of the Sakaffe Research Institute, and wondered where my room was inside it.
Sunlight winked and sparkled between mirroring walls, off them, through them.