Centrosymmetry

/ˌsentrəˈsɪmətri/ noun

Definition

The quality or property of having symmetry about a central point in geometry and crystallography.

Etymology

From Latin 'centrum' + Greek 'symmetria'. Coined in crystallographic science during the early 20th century to describe a specific type of structural symmetry.

Kelly Says

When scientists discovered that many crystals have perfect centrosymmetry, it helped them understand why certain minerals have such strikingly beautiful and regular shapes—the atoms are arranged like a perfect mirror around a center point.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
中心對稱性
tsentros-ee-mee-trych-nyy
ARالعربية
التماثل المركزي
al-t-ma-thal al-mar-ka-zee
BNবাংলা
কেন্দ্রসম্মততা
ken-dhr-sa-mm-at-ta
CACatalà
central simetria
sen-trahl see-meh-tree-ah
CSČeština
středová symetrie
stred-oh-vah see-meh-tree-ee
DADansk
centralsymmetri
sen-trahl-see-meh-tree
DEDeutsch
Zentralsymmetrie
tsent-rahl-see-mee-tree
ELΕλληνικά
κεντρική συνοχή
kentri-kee see-noh-hee
ESEspañol
simetría axial
see-meh-tree-ah ak-see-al
FAفارسی
对称
do-e-sheem
FISuomi
keskiosymmetria
kes-kios-ee-mee-tree-ah
FRFrançais
symétrie centrale
see-meh-tree sentral
GUGU
કેન્દ્ર સમકેન્દ્રીય
ken-dhr sa-mak-en-dree-ee
HAHA
saura simetri
so-ra see-meh-tree
HEעברית
סימטריה
see-mee-t ree-ah
HIहिन्दी
केंद्रसममितता
ken-dhr-sa-mit-ta
HUMagyar
szimmetria
see-mee-tree-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
kesimetrisan
ke-see-mee-tree-san
IGIG
akụkụ dị iche
a-koo-koo dee ee-che
ITItaliano
centronsimmetria
chen-troh-nee-see-mee-tree-ah
JA日本語
中心対称性
ちゅうしんたいしょうせい
KKKK
орталық симетрия
orta-lyq see-met-ree-ya
KMKM
ចំណុចទូទៅ
cham-nun-too-too
KO한국어
중심대칭성
jung-sim-dae-ching-seong
MRMR
केंद्रसिमितता
ken-dhr-sa-mit-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
simetri pusat
see-mee-tree pusat
MYမြန်မာ
ကेंद्रीय အဆင့်
kya-n-dree a-sh-nget
NLNederlands
centrale symmetrie
sen-traal see-meh-tree-ee
NONorsk
sentralsymmetri
sen-trahl-see-meh-tree
PAPA
ਮੱਧ-ਸમાંतर
madh-sa-man-tar
PLPolski
osiowa symetria
oh-see-oh-vah see-meh-tree-ah
PTPortuguês
central simetria
sen-tral see-meh-tree-ah
RORomână
simetrie axială
see-mee-tree-eh ak-see-al-ah
RUРусский
центроссимметрия
tsentros-ee-mee-tree-ya
SVSvenska
centralsymmetri
sen-trahl-see-meh-tree
SWKiswahili
symmetric
sim-eh-tree-k
TAதமிழ்
மைய சமச்சீர்
mai-ya sa-ma-chee-r
TEతెలుగు
కేంద్ర సమతలం
ken-dhr sa-ma-ta-la-m
THไทย
ความสมมาตร
kwan-swa-ma-trat
TLTL
sentro simetriko
sen-troh see-meh-tree-koh
TRTürkçe
merkez simetri
mer-kez see-meh-tree
UKУкраїнська
центросиметрія
tsentros-ee-mee-tree-ya
URاردو
مرکزی تقارن
mar-ka-zee ta-qa-ran
VITiếng Việt
tâm đối xứng
tam doi xung
YOYO
àwọn ìṣẹ́
awon ee-she
ZH中文
中心对称性
zhōngxīn duìchēngxìng
ZUZU
isigqoniso
ee-see-g-qon-ee-soh

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