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Concave mirrors

Scope note

Use for mirrors in which the center is farther away from the object than the edges and that reflect enlarged or reduced images.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000223935

Broader Terms used

<curved mirrors>

Equivalent Terms used

concave mirror

Created

13yrs ago

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