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Rotate vs Mirror - What's the difference?

rotate | mirror |

In lang=en terms the difference between rotate and mirror

is that rotate is to replace older materials or to place older materials in front of newer ones so that older ones get used first while mirror is of an event, activity, behaviour, etc, to be identical to, to be a copy of.

As verbs the difference between rotate and mirror

is that rotate is to spin, turn, or revolve while mirror is of an event, activity, behaviour, etc, to be identical to, to be a copy of.

As an adjective rotate

is having the parts spreading out like a wheel; wheel-shaped.

As a noun mirror is

a smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.

rotate

English

Verb

(rotat)
  • to spin, turn, or revolve.
  • He rotated in his chair to face me.
  • to advance through a sequence; to take turns.
  • The nurses' shifts rotate each week.
  • (of aircraft) to lift the nose, just prior to takeoff.
  • The aircraft rotates at sixty knots.
  • to spin, turn, or revolve something.
  • Rotate the dial to the left.
  • to advance something through a sequence.
  • to replace older materials or to place older materials in front of newer ones so that older ones get used first.
  • The supermarket rotates the stock daily so that old foods don't sit around.
  • (of crops) to grow or plant in a certain order.
  • Synonyms

    * (to turn) revolve * (to make turn) circumvolve

    Derived terms

    * (l) * (l)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Having the parts spreading out like a wheel; wheel-shaped.
  • a rotate''' spicule or scale; a '''rotate corolla
    English ergative verbs ----

    mirror

    English

    (wikipedia mirror)

    Alternative forms

    * mirrour (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.
  • I had a look in the mirror to see if the blood had come off my face.
    We could see the lorry in the mirror , so decided to change lanes.
  • (figuratively) an object, person, or event that reflects or gives a picture of another.
  • His story is a mirror into the life of orphans growing up.
  • * Spenser
  • O goddess, heavenly bright, / Mirror of grace and majesty divine.
  • (computing) An exact copy of a data set, especially a website.
  • Although the content had been deleted from his blog, it was still found on some mirrors .
  • A mirror carp.
  • Synonyms

    * (reflecting surface) glass (old-fashioned), looking glass (old-fashioned)

    Derived terms

    * do with mirrors * half-silvered mirror * magic mirror * mirror image * one-way mirror * rear-view mirror * two-way mirror

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • Of an event, activity, behaviour, etc, to be identical to, to be a copy of.
  • He tried to mirror Elvis's life. He copied his fashion and his mannerisms, and even went to live in (Graceland).
  • (computing) To create something identical to (a web site, etc.).
  • To reflect.
  • See also

    * cheval glass * looking glass