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axis of symmetry
–noun
| 1. | Mathematics. a straight line for which every point on a given curve has corresponding to it another point such that the line connecting the two points is bisected by the given line. |
| 2. | Crystallography. rotation axis. |
Origin:
1875–80
1875–80
rotation axis
–noun Crystallography.
| an imaginary line through a crystal about which the crystal may be rotated a specified number of degrees and be brought back to its original position. |
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