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center of symmetry [2 records]

Record 1 1994-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
  • Computer Graphics
DEF

A point in an object through which any straight line encounters exactly similar points on opposite sides.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques
  • Infographie

Spanish

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Record 2 1977-01-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
OBS

A point in a crystal structure through which every aspect of an array is repeated by inversion. It is a symmetry element.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
OBS

Un centre de symétrie est tel qu'à tout point M d'une figure correspond un point M' situé sur la droite joignant M à ce centre et à la même distance.

Spanish

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