plane of symmetry
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plane of symmetry
a plane through a three-dimensional structure, e.g. a crystal or molecule, that divides the object into two parts that are mirror images of each other.
| plane of polarization, plane, planchet | |
| plane-polarized, planimeter, plankton |
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