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plane of mirror symmetry

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plane of mirror symmetry [′plān əv ′mir·ər ‚sim·ə·trē]
Also known as mirror plane of symmetry; plane of symmetry; reflection plane; symmetry plane.
(crystallography)
In certain crystals, a symmetry element whereby reflection of the crystal through a certain plane leaves the crystal unchanged.
(mathematics)
An imaginary plane which divides an object into two halves, each of which is the mirror image of the other in this plane.


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