mirrorlike

mirrorlike
mirrorlike mirrorlike adj. 1. capable of reflecting light like a mirror; flat and reflective; as, the mirrorlike surface of the lake.

Syn: specular. [WordNet 1.5]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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