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PRONUNCIATION OF MIRROR WRITING

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MIRROR WRITING

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Mirror writing is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MIRROR WRITING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

mirror writing

Mirror writing

Mirror writing is formed by writing in the direction that is the reverse of the natural way for a given language, such that the result is the mirror image of normal writing: it appears normal when it is reflected in a mirror. It is sometimes used as an extremely primitive form of cipher. The most common modern usage of mirror writing can be found on the front of ambulances, where the word "AMBULANCE" is often written in very large mirrored text, so that drivers see the word the right way around in their rear-view mirror. Research suggests that the ability to do mirror writing is probably inherited and caused by atypical language organization in the brain. It is not known how many people in the population inherit the ability of mirror writing. Half of the children of people with the ability inherit it. There are more left-handed mirror writers than right-handed ones, probably because left-handed people tend to have atypical language centers in their brain. 15% of left-handed people have the language centres in both halves of their brain. The cerebral cortex and motor homunculus are affected by this causing them to be able to read and write backwards quite naturally.

Definition of mirror writing in the English dictionary

The definition of mirror writing in the dictionary is backward writing that forms a mirror image of normal writing.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MIRROR WRITING

mirror
mirror ball
mirror canon
mirror carp
mirror finish
mirror image
mirror lens
mirror site
mirror symmetry
mirror-like
mirrored
mirrorwise
mirth
mirthful
mirthfully
mirthfulness
mirthless
mirthlessly
mirthlessness

WORDS THAT END LIKE MIRROR WRITING

accounting
auditing
awaiting
biting
copywriting
creative writing
editing
exciting
handwriting
inhibiting
inviting
limiting
recruiting
soliciting
songwriting
underwriting
visiting
vomiting
waiting
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writing

Synonyms and antonyms of mirror writing in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «mirror writing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MIRROR WRITING

Find out the translation of mirror writing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mirror writing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mirror writing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

镜像书写
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

escritura en espejo
570 millions of speakers

English

mirror writing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दर्पण लेखन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الكتابة مرآة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

зеркальное письмо
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

escrita do espelho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মিরর লেখা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

écriture miroir
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penulisan cermin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Spiegelschrift
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

鏡文字
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

미러 쓰기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mirror writing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gương bằng văn bản
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கண்ணாடி எழுதும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मिरर लेखन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ayna yazı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scrittura a specchio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pisanie lustro
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дзеркальне лист
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scris oglindă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καθρέφτης γραφής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

spieël skriftelik
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spegelskrift
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

speilskrift
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mirror writing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MIRROR WRITING»

The term «mirror writing» is normally little used and occupies the 132.098 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MIRROR WRITING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mirror writing

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MIRROR WRITING»

Discover the use of mirror writing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mirror writing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Power of Your Other Hand: A Course in Channeling the ...
Mirror writing teaches concentration. It becomes a form of meditation forcing you to stay in the moment. You have to slow down and become one-pointed on what you are doing. It requires that you focus your mind so that it doesn't wander off in  ...
Lucia Capacchione, 2001
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Reading and Writing Disorders in Different Orthographic Systems
Mirror-writing is "that variety of script which runs in an opposite direction to the normal, the individual letters being also reversed" (Critchley, 1928). Because in the Western world writing normally runs from left to right, mirror-writing is sometimes ...
P. G. Aaron, R.M. Joshi, 1989
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Learning Disabilities and Brain Function: A ...
This case indicates the independence of mirror writing and developmental dyslexia in some cases but does not necessarily indicate freedom from brain dysfunctions. Although reversing letters is common in 6- and 7-year-olds, and this is mirror ...
William H. Gaddes, 1994
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Graphonomics: Contemporary Research in Handwriting
There are several hypotheses concerning the mechanism of mirror writing, such as motor hypothesis and cerebral writing center theory. Assessment of mirror writing in preschool children, school children, normal adults and cerebral vascular ...
H.S.R. Kao, R. Hoosain, G.P. Van Galen, 1986
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A Dictionary of Neurological Signs
Mirror Writing M fied with the delusional misidentification syndromes. This may occur in Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia, and is associated with impaired cognition, confabulation, and prefrontal dysfunction. It may lead to a ...
A. J. Larner, 2006
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Nietzsche's Mirror: The World as Will to Power
Since this book is meant to be an introduction to will to power, at the end of each chapter is a list of additional books, so that the reader can delve further into the themes presented in the chapter, such as Nietzsche's biography, ethics, ...
Linda L. Williams, 2002
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The Psychology and Physiology of Mirror Writing
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Justin Keyser Fuller, 2010
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A Little History of the World
Yet few of his contemporaries had any inkling of the many discoveries that this famous painter was making, or knew of his novel ideas. He was left-handed and wrote in minuscule mirror- writing, a reversed script, which is far from easy to read .
Ernst Hans Gombrich, 2005
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Psycholinguistic Implications for Linguistic Relativity: A ...
It was suggested that lateralization of language functions could begin at the subcortical level. 5.3.18 X. Wang (1986) This article reported on mirror writing in samples of preschool children, school children, normal adults, and cerebral vascular ...
Rumjahn Hoosain, 2013
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Companion to Clinical Neurology
Reports of increased left-handedness and mirror writing among children in institutions for the mentally retarded are of uncertain merit. The basis is likely to be abnormal branching of crossed fast-conducting fibers from the undamaged primary ...
William Pryse-Phillips, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MIRROR WRITING»

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Jamie Redknapp frustrated by Radamel Falcao's loan move to …
However, rumours continue to grow of the club's interest in Arda Turan from Atletico Madrid, with the Daily Mirror writing that he would favour a ... «Squawka Football News, Jul 15»
2
'Thinking on paper': da Vinci notebook on exhibit at MIA reveals the …
*Second, da Vinci used “mirror writing,” writing from right to left on the page, so the text needs to be held up to a mirror to be read. He didn't ... «Rick Kupchella's BringMeTheNews, Jun 15»
3
Mind blowing mail: the Irishman who took on the postal service
Pop-up puzzles and even mirror writing were no problem. "A Worthy Foe," he remarked on his blog. In fact, very little has defeated An Post. null ... «BBC News, Jun 15»
4
Bill Gates Loans Rare Manuscript by Leonardo da Vinci to N.C. …
The notes, written in his distinctive “mirror writing,” provide a glimpse into the artist's scientific mind, revealing his intellectual curiosity and ... «ArtfixDaily, Jun 15»
5
What to do in Milan, beyond the World Expo
... his intriguing Atlantic Codex written backward in mirror writing at the Biblioteca Ambrosiana and on special display during the World Expo; ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, May 15»
6
4 Typefaces That Let You Write Like Einstein and Other Famous …
For example, Da Vinci's typeface includes a backwards version-based on his famous "mirror writing" shorthand seen above-as well as extra ... «Gizmodo India, May 15»
7
Hillary Clinton Plagiarized Herself for Her Book
Other passages mirror writing from other authors, including a speech given by her husband, Bill Clinton, in 1998, and an op-ed co-authored by ... «American Spectator, May 15»
8
Mario Mandzukic's tattoo is written backwards and grammatically …
“In addition, the letters themselves were facing the wrong way, giving the slogan the appearance of being in mirror writing, and suggesting that ... «The Independent, Apr 15»
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Pic: If you thought Conor McGregor's tattoo was bad, check out …
In addition, the letters themselves were facing the wrong way, giving the slogan the appearance of being in mirror writing, and suggesting that ... «SportsJOE.ie, Apr 15»
10
Fears That The ECB Will Get QE Taper Wrong As Well
Perhaps we should write, in mirror writing, the central lesson “low interest rates don't mean cheap money” and then staple it to various ... «Forbes, Apr 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Mirror writing [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/mirror-writing>. Apr 2024 ».
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