Meanings
plural one-way mirrors
- A mirror reflecting images on one side and transparent on the other, often used by the police during interrogations.
"The trainee interviews a client in a one-way mirror room or in front of a video camera while being observed by the supervisor, who guides the therapy by telephoning suggestions or bringing the trainee out for discussion." — Learning and Teaching Therapy by Jay Haley
Synonyms: two-way mirror
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA mirror reflecting images on one side and transparent on the other, often used by the police during interrogations.
Origin
Translations
Finnish puoliläpäisevä peili
- puoliläpäisevä peilimirror that is transparent on one side
French miroir sans tain, glace sans tain
- miroir sans tainmirror that is transparent on one side
- glace sans tainmirror that is transparent on one side
Indonesian kaca satu arah
- kaca satu arahmirror that is transparent on one side
Irish scáthán aonbhealaigh
- scáthán aonbhealaighmirror that is transparent on one side
Polish lustro weneckie, lustro półprzepuszczalne
- lustro weneckiemirror that is transparent on one side
- lustro półprzepuszczalnemirror that is transparent on one side
Russian одностороннее зе́ркало
- одностороннее зе́ркало (odnostoronneje zérkalo)mirror that is transparent on one side
Spanish espejo simulado
- espejo simuladomirror that is transparent on one side
Cite this entry
one-way mirror. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one-way%20mirror
“one-way mirror.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one-way%20mirror. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “one-way mirror,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one-way%20mirror.
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