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FACE SYMMETRY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-02-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plane Geometry
- Mineralogy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- face symmetry
1, record 1, English, face%20symmetry
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The cube shows rotational symmetry with respect to 3 axes, 2-fold with respect to the center of an edge, 3-fold with respect to a vertex, 4-fold with respect to a face. 1, record 1, English, - face%20symmetry
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Parts of a polyhedron. "Face": one of the plane polygons bounding the figure. "Edge": a line segment formed by the intersection of two faces. "Vertex": (plural, "vertices"): a point where three or more edges meet. 2, record 1, English, - face%20symmetry
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géométrie plane
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- symétrie par rapport à une face
1, record 1, French, sym%C3%A9trie%20par%20rapport%20%C3%A0%20une%20face
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- symétrie entre faces 1, record 1, French, sym%C3%A9trie%20entre%20faces
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
polyèdre : Solide de R³ limité par un ensemble fini E de polygones plans, appelés faces, tels que chaque côté d'un polygone quelconque de E soit commun avec un côté d'un autre polygone de E. Les sommets et les arêtes de ces polygones sont les sommets et les arêtes du polyèdre. 2, record 1, French, - sym%C3%A9trie%20par%20rapport%20%C3%A0%20une%20face
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Les termes «symétrie par rapport à une face» et «symétrie entre faces» (entre lesquels il faudra faire un choix en fonction de son contexte) nous ont été proposés par un professeur de mathématiques à l'Université de Montréal. Comme l'illustrent les justifications qui suivent, la forme «par rapport à» semble usuelle. 1, record 1, French, - sym%C3%A9trie%20par%20rapport%20%C3%A0%20une%20face
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
symétrie par rapport à une droite D : Symétrie dont l'ensemble des points invariants est la droite D. 2, record 1, French, - sym%C3%A9trie%20par%20rapport%20%C3%A0%20une%20face
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
symétrie centrale : Symétrie par rapport à un point. 2, record 1, French, - sym%C3%A9trie%20par%20rapport%20%C3%A0%20une%20face
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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