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axis of symmetry

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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Nearby words

axis deviation, axis of abscissas, axis of evil, axis of ordinates, axis of revolution, axis of symmetry, axis powers, axis traction, axis-traction forceps, axisymmetric, axle

Origin of axis of symmetry

First recorded in 1875–80
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019