Symmetry element

Symmetry element

A symmetry element is a point of reference about which symmetry operations can take place. In particular, symmetry elements can be centers of inversion, axes of rotation and mirror planes.

ee also

* Symmetry
* Group theory
* Crystallography
* Hermann-Mauguin notation
* Schoenflies notation


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