rotation axis
nounCrystallography.
an imaginary line through a crystal about which the crystal may be rotated a specified number of degrees and be brought back to its original position.
Origin of rotation axis
1First recorded in 1900–05
- Also called axis of symmetry, symmetry axis of rotation.
- Compare symmetry element.
Words Nearby rotation axis
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