rotational symmetry

noun

The property a shape has when it looks the same after some rotation by a partial turn.

Meanings

nounrotational symmetry (countable and uncountable, plural rotational symmetries)

plural rotational symmetries

  1. countableuncountablegeometryThe property a shape has when it looks the same after some rotation by a partial turn.

Translations

French symétrie de rotation
  • symétrie de rotationproperty a shape has when it looks the same after some rotation by a partial turn
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