Question

what is lateral inversion

Answer 1

"Lateral inversion" means the apparent reversal of the mirror image's left and right when compared with the object. ... However, the mirror image is really a reversal of the the object in the direction perpendicular to the mirror's surface (more correctly called the direction "normal" to the mirror plane).

Answer 2

"Lateral inversion" means the apparent reversal of the mirror image's left and right when compared with the object. ... However, the mirror image is really a reversal of the the object in the direction perpendicular to the mirror's surface (more correctly called the direction "normal" to the mirror plane).