rotation-inversion axis
[ roh-tey-shuhn in-vur-zhuhn, -shuhn ]
/ roʊˈteɪ ʃən ɪnˈvɜr ʒən, -ʃən /
noun Crystallography.
an axis of a crystal such that rotating about the axis and then inverting the crystal brings the crystal back to its original position.
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