lustrzany

Lustrzany is a Polish adjective meaning mirror-related or mirror-like. It derives from the noun lustro (mirror) with the suffix -ny/-czny, and is used in both literal and figurative senses. Literally, it describes things associated with a mirror or with reflections; figuratively, it can denote symmetry, reversal, or imitation.

In optics, lustrzany describes phenomena produced by reflection from a plane mirror. An “odbicie lustrzane” is the mirror image of an object, which is typically laterally inverted relative to the original.

In mathematics and computer graphics, lustrzany refers to a reflection transformation across a line or plane. A figure’s lustrzane odbicie is obtained by reflecting its coordinates over the chosen axis or plane, producing a mirror image of the original shape.

In language and culture, the term is used metaphorically to express symmetry, duplication, or a reversed perspective. Phrases such as “lustrzane odbicie rzeczywistości” describe a representation that mirrors reality, sometimes with distortion or critical nuance.

Terminology note: in technical contexts one speaks of transformacja lustrzana (mirror transformation) or odbicie lustrzane, emphasizing the geometric act of producing a mirror image.