"conjugate mirror" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: conjugate mirrors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} conjugate mirror (plural conjugate mirrors)
  1. Either of a pair of mirrors set face to face so that the rays emitted from the focus of one are first reflected from it to the other and thence to its focus.
    Sense id: en-conjugate_mirror-en-noun-NCVxw1VW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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