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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.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of axis of symmetry1

First recorded in 1875–80

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