specular mirror
1Specular reflection — is the perfect, mirror like reflection of light (or sometimes other kinds of wave) from a surface, in which light from a single incoming direction (a ray) is reflected into a single outgoing direction. Such behavior is described by the law of… …
2Specular highlight — Specular highlights on a pair of spheres. A specular highlight is the bright spot of light that appears on shiny objects when illuminated (for example, see image at right). Specular highlights are important in 3D computer graphics, as they… …
3Specular reflectors — Specular reflectors have mirror like characteristics (the word specular is derived from the Greek word meaning mirror). The most common materials used for ballasts, the devices that turn on and operate Fluorescent tubes, are aluminum and silver …
4Specular — Spec u*lar, a. [L. specularis (cf., from the same root, specula a lookout, watchtower): cf. F. sp[ e]culaire. See {Speculum}.] 1. Having the qualities of a speculum, or mirror; having a smooth, reflecting surface; as, a specular metal; a specular …
5Specular iron — Specular Spec u*lar, a. [L. specularis (cf., from the same root, specula a lookout, watchtower): cf. F. sp[ e]culaire. See {Speculum}.] 1. Having the qualities of a speculum, or mirror; having a smooth, reflecting surface; as, a specular metal; a …
6specular image — mirror i. (def. 1) …
7Mirror — looking glass redirects here. For other uses, see Looking Glass (disambiguation). This article is about wave reflectors (mainly, specular reflection of visible light). For other uses, see Mirror (disambiguation). A mirror, reflecting a vase A… …
8specular hallucination — The term specular hallucination is indebted to the Latin noun speglum, which means mirror. It was introduced in or shortly before 1891 by the French physician and mesmerist Charles Féré (1852 1907) to denote an *autoscopic hallucination… …
9specular autoscopy — Also known as specular hallucination. The term specular autoscopy is indebted to the Latin noun speglum (mirror) and the Greek words autos (self) and skopeo (I am looking at). It was introduced in or shortly before 1903 by the French physician …
10Mirror stage — toddler and mirror The mirror stage is a concept in the psychoanalytic theory of Jacques Lacan. Philosopher Raymond Tallis[1] describes the mirror stage as the cornerstone of Lacan’s oeuvre. Initially, Lacan proposed that the mirror stage was… …
