rotation axis
noun Crystallography.
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.
Words nearby rotation axis
rotary wing, rotary-till, rotate, rotating, rotation, rotation axis, rotation flap, rotation of axes, rotation vector, rotation-inversion axis, rotational molding
Compare symmetry element.
Origin of rotation axis
First recorded in 1900–05
Also called axis of symmetry, symmetry axis of rotation.
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