Question

what do you mean by lateral inversion ​

Answer 1

Lateral inversion" means the apparent reversal of the mirror image's left and right when compared with the object. "Lateral" just means "sideways". ... In a plane mirror, each point on the image is as far behind the mirror plane as the corresponding point on the object is in front.

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Answer 2

Lateral inversion is a phenomenon in which left appears to be right and vice versa. It is due to direction that light follows when it strikes a reflecting surface, generally a mirror.