Meanings
nouncentre of symmetry (plural centres of symmetry)
plural centres of symmetry · alternative center of symmetry
- mathematicsA point, within an object or figure, through which any straight line also passes through two points on the edge of the figure at the same distance from the centre but on opposite sides.
Translations
Hungarian szimmetria-középpont
- szimmetria-középpont(mathematics)
Russian центр симме́трии
- центр симме́трии (centr simmétrii)(mathematics)
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