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Axis of symmetry
(redirected from Reflection symmetry)

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(Geom.) any line in a plane figure which divides the figure into two such parts that one part, when folded over along the axis, shall coincide with the other part.
(Geom.) See under Axis.

See also: Axis Symmetry



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In a geometric object like the chair, both a ninety-degree rotation and a reflection symmetry are relatively simple operators, whereas a convolution (twisting) is complex.
 
 
 
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