APPLICATIONS OF CONCAVE MIRRORS (4)

APPLICATIONS OF
CONCAVE MIRRORS IN

DAILY LIFE

Cosmetic Mirror

Produce a magnified image for applying make up.when
the light hits your face (the focal point) and gets reflected
in the mirror. The concave, or parabolic, shape of the
mirror surface concentrates the light beams, intensifying
light as it gets closer to the focal point.

Dental Mirror

A dental mirror gives the dentist a magnified and upright
reflection of the mouth while also refracting a bit of light to

examine the teeth. This means the image in the mirror is
larger, brighter, and easier for the dentist to see. Even so,


using a concave mirror, the image in the mirror isn’t

inverted. What the dentist sees is exactly what’s actually
there, just a bit larger.

Reflector In Car Headlight

Reflector headlights have featured as standard on
vehicles since the invention of electric headlights. A
reflector headlight consists of a bulb encased in a
steel bowl. Mirrors are place within the bowl to
reflect light out onto the road.In older reflector
headlights, the shape of the light beam was
determined by the lens in the front of the headlight.
With this type, known as a sealed-beam headlight, the
casing cannot be removed to replace a burnt-out
bulb.