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one-way mirror

reciprocal mirror that is partially reflective and partially transparent
Class type of: mirror, beam splitter Q1309670

Facts

3 properties
Subclass of
mirror, beam splitter
Has use
surveillance, teleprompter[3][4]
Has characteristic
reflectance, transmittance[5][6]
🏷️ Also known as
en one-way mirror en semi-transparent mirror en semitransparent mirror en transparent mirror en two-way mirror en magic mirror de Halbspiegel de Einwegspiegel de Polizeispiegel de Spionspiegel de Venezianischer Spiegel fi puoliläpäisevä peili fi yksisuuntainen peili fr miroir sans tain he מראה חד-כיוונית ja ミラーガラス ja マジックミラー ko 단방향 거울 nl confrontatiespiegel nl eenrichtingsspiegel
🔖 Identifiers · 6
Library of Congress Authorities ID
sh99000759
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire - Laboratory School - Park School - One-way mirrors for upper-level observation deck viewing down into classroom.jpg ↗
Freebase ID
/m/02pqc6r
J9U entity ID
987007559021205171
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2779174446
Quora topic ID
One-Way-Mirror

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🔗 Connections
Has characteristic 2
reflectance, transmittance
Has use 2
surveillance, teleprompter
Subclass of 2
mirror, beam splitter
Belongs to 1
teleprompter
← Uses 1
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Summary

one-way mirror is a type of mirror[1] and beam splitter[2].

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teleprompter

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  1. 24w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has use → surveillance, teleprompter
    Has characteristic → reflectance, transmittance
    Subclass of → mirror, beam splitter
    "Changed claim qualifiers: J9U entity ID: 987007559021205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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