Axial symmetry
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Axial symmetry is symmetry around an axis; an object is axially symmetric if its appearance is unchanged if rotated around an axis [1]. For example, a baseball bat or a tea saucer looks the same if it is rotated by any angle about the line passing lengthwise through its center, so it is axially symmetric.
[edit] See also
- Rotational symmetry has a more general discussion
- Chiral symmetry describes the use in quantum mechanics
[edit] References
- ^ "Axial symmetry" American Meteorological Society glossary of meteorology. Retrieved 2010-04-08.
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