centrosymmetric

[sen-troh-si-me-trik]

cen·tro·sym·met·ric

[sen-troh-si-me-trik]
adjective
symmetric in relation to a center.
Also, cen·tro·sym·met·ri·cal.


Origin:
1875–80; centro- + symmetric

cen·tro·sym·met·ry [sen-troh-sim-i-tree] , noun
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the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
WordNet
centrosymmetric

adjective
having a symmetrical arrangement of radiating parts about a central point [syn: radially symmetrical
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