reflection plane
noun Crystallography.
a plane through a crystal that divides the crystal into two halves that are mirror images of each other.
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Also called symmetry plane.
Compare symmetry element.
Origin of reflection plane
First recorded in 1970–75
Words nearby reflection plane
reflecting telescope, reflection, reflection coefficient, reflection density, reflection nebula, reflection plane, reflective, reflectivity, reflectometer, reflect on, reflector
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