axis of symmetry

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noun

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.

Crystallography. rotation axis.

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Origin of axis of symmetry

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby axis of symmetry

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The Dallas Cowboys sell out their state-of-the art football stadium.
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We happily hoist our egg nog in the air, embrace each other, and raise our out-of-tune voices in song.
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The company recently partnered with Oakley to create a one-of-a-kind single malt Scotch flask.
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A much larger number are immediately separated from their infants, who are typically placed in some form of out-of-home care.
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If now we turn to the higher aspects of form, such as symmetry and proportion, we encounter a difficulty.
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The long axis of the hip-roof crystal is often so shortened that it resembles the envelop crystal of calcium oxalate.
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You never know when you are going to stumble upon a jewel in the most out-of-the-way corner.
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Cassini observed, by the position of certain spots, the revolution of the planet Venus on its axis.
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But Lessard's a overbearin' son-of-a-gun all round, and he's always breakin' out in a new place.
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