half-silvered mirror

noun

A mirror that consists of an incomplete reflective coating, so that half of the incident light is reflected and the other half is transmitted.

Meanings

nounhalf-silvered mirror (plural half-silvered mirrors)

plural half-silvered mirrors

  1. engineeringA mirror that consists of an incomplete reflective coating, so that half of the incident light is reflected and the other half is transmitted.

Synonyms & antonyms

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