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FACE SYMMETRY [5 records]
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
- edge symmetry
1, record 1, English, edge%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, - edge%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, - edge%20symmetry
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géométrie plane
- Minéralogie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- symétrie par rapport à une arête
1, record 1, French, sym%C3%A9trie%20par%20rapport%20%C3%A0%20une%20ar%C3%AAte
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- symétrie entre arêtes 1, record 1, French, sym%C3%A9trie%20entre%20ar%C3%AAtes
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%20ar%C3%AAte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Les termes «symétrie par rapport à une arête» et «symétrie entre arêtes» (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%20ar%C3%AAte
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%20ar%C3%AAte
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%20ar%C3%AAte
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-02-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Plane Geometry
- Mineralogy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- face symmetry
1, record 2, English, face%20symmetry
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, 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 2, English, - face%20symmetry
Record number: 2, 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 2, English, - face%20symmetry
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Géométrie plane
- Minéralogie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- symétrie par rapport à une face
1, record 2, French, sym%C3%A9trie%20par%20rapport%20%C3%A0%20une%20face
proposal, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- symétrie entre faces 1, record 2, French, sym%C3%A9trie%20entre%20faces
proposal, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, 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 2, French, - sym%C3%A9trie%20par%20rapport%20%C3%A0%20une%20face
Record number: 2, 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 2, French, - sym%C3%A9trie%20par%20rapport%20%C3%A0%20une%20face
Record number: 2, 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 2, French, - sym%C3%A9trie%20par%20rapport%20%C3%A0%20une%20face
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 OBS
symétrie centrale : Symétrie par rapport à un point. 2, record 2, French, - sym%C3%A9trie%20par%20rapport%20%C3%A0%20une%20face
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-03-25
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Plane Geometry
- Mineralogy
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- -fold
1, record 3, English, %2Dfold
correct, suffix
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(suffix) Multiplied by ... 2, record 3, English, - %2Dfold
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A twelvefold increase ... threefold aspect of a problem ... 2, record 3, English, - %2Dfold
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
symmetry: In general, a figure or expression is said to be symmetric if parts of it may be interchanged without changing the whole. ... A right circular cone has an axis of symmetry. A geometric figure has n-fold rotational symmetry about an axis if a rotation of 360°/n is a symmetry of the figure. Thus an axis of symmetry can be a rotational axis. For example, an axis through the centre of a square perpendicular to the plane is a 4-fold axis since a rotation of 360°/4 produces an identical figure; a diagonal is a 2-fold axis. 3, record 3, English, - %2Dfold
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 CONT
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. 4, record 3, English, - %2Dfold
Record 3, Key term(s)
- fold
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géométrie plane
- Minéralogie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- d'ordre
1, record 3, French, d%27ordre
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Système cubique : axes de rotation d'ordre 4 [...]; axes de rotation d'ordre 3 [...]; axes de rotation d'ordre 2 [...] 2, record 3, French, - d%27ordre
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
D. Schechtman et ses collaborateurs [...] ont obtenu un diagramme de diffraction icosaédrique présentant une symétrie d'ordre cinq. Qu'y a-t-il de si surprenant? Tout simplement, on sait depuis le XVIIIe siècle que la symétrie pentagonale - tout comme les symétries d'ordre égal ou supérieur à 7 - est interdite dans la structure tripériodique des cristaux. 3, record 3, French, - d%27ordre
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1998-08-18
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Plane Geometry
- Mineralogy
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- rotational symmetry
1, record 4, English, rotational%20symmetry
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"symmetry": In general, a figure or expression is said to be symmetric if parts of it may be interchanged without changing the whole. ... A right circular cone has an axis of symmetry. A geometric figure has n-fold rotational symmetry about an axis if a rotation of 360°/n is a symmetry of the figure. Thus an axis of symmetry can be a rotational axis. For example, an axis through the centre of a square perpendicular to the plane is a 4-fold axis since a rotation of 360°/4 produces an identical figure; a diagonal is a 2-fold axis. 2, record 4, English, - rotational%20symmetry
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
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. 3, record 4, English, - rotational%20symmetry
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Géométrie plane
- Minéralogie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- symétrie de révolution
1, record 4, French, sym%C3%A9trie%20de%20r%C3%A9volution
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- autosymétrie de révolution 2, record 4, French, autosym%C3%A9trie%20de%20r%C3%A9volution
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
invariance d'une figure par des rotations d'angle arbitraire. 2, record 4, French, - sym%C3%A9trie%20de%20r%C3%A9volution
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"rotationally symmetrical": "à symétrie de révolution". 3, record 4, French, - sym%C3%A9trie%20de%20r%C3%A9volution
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1991-02-04
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Plane Geometry
- Mineralogy
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- vertex symmetry
1, record 5, English, vertex%20symmetry
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, 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 5, English, - vertex%20symmetry
Record number: 5, 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 5, English, - vertex%20symmetry
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Géométrie plane
- Minéralogie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- symétrie par rapport à un sommet
1, record 5, French, sym%C3%A9trie%20par%20rapport%20%C3%A0%20un%20sommet
proposal, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- symétrie entre sommets 1, record 5, French, sym%C3%A9trie%20entre%20sommets
proposal, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, 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 5, French, - sym%C3%A9trie%20par%20rapport%20%C3%A0%20un%20sommet
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Les termes "symétrie par rapport à un sommet" et "symétrie entre sommets" (entre lesquels il faudra faire un choix en fonction de son contexte) nous ont été proposés par M. Jean-Marc Terrier, professeur de mathématiques à l'Université de Montréal. Comme l'illustrent les justifications qui suivent, la forme "par rapport à" semble usuelle. 1, record 5, French, - sym%C3%A9trie%20par%20rapport%20%C3%A0%20un%20sommet
Record number: 5, 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 5, French, - sym%C3%A9trie%20par%20rapport%20%C3%A0%20un%20sommet
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 4 OBS
"Symétrie centrale" : Symétrie par rapport à un point. 2, record 5, French, - sym%C3%A9trie%20par%20rapport%20%C3%A0%20un%20sommet
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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