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Meanings of axial symmetry in English

Russian
осевая симметрия
Portuguese
eixo de simetria
Catalan
simetria de revolució
Spanish
aximetría

Symmetry with respect to an axis, when a shape which does not change upon undergoing a rotation around its symmetry axis.

        осевая симметрия
        Synonyms
        Examples for "line symmetry"
        Examples for "line symmetry"
        1
        This familiar example is called line symmetry.
        Wired
        2
        The above rotation is one symmetry of the square, and our example of line symmetry can be thought of as another.
        Wired
        Usage of axial symmetry in English
        1
        The single figures were from the first, and for the most part, treated with an axial symmetry.
        Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" ...
        2
        A key ingredient to the full argument was that if there is any rotation present, then there must be complete axial symmetry.
        The Guardian