mirror-symmetricadj.
/ˌmɪrəsᵻˈmɛtrɪk/, U.S. /ˈˌmɪrərsəˈmɛtrɪk/ = mirror-symmetrical adj.
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the world > space > shape > symmetry or regularity > [adjective] > having same form in both directions
mirror-symmetric1952
the world > relative properties > number > geometry > shape or figure > [adjective] > having specific property
hypotenusal?a1560
oblique?a1560
local1673
focal1676
octantal1777
symmetrical1794
radical1848
self-conjugate1855
quadric1856
stellated1859
periphractic1881
homoeoidal1883
tridiametral1891
one-sided1893
semi-infinite1903
simplicial1913
mirror-symmetric1952
1952 Science 11 Apr. 386/1 In the hexagonal ice a quarter of the positions are mirror-symmetric, and only the other three quarters of the positions are center-symmetric.
1963 Amer. Math. Monthly 70 189 A Jordan curve with the property that all its affine images are mirror symmetric is an ellipse.
1985 Current Anthropol. 26 533/2 Antlers have..a unique place in archaic symbolism: first, they are paired and form a mirror-symmetric image..and secondly they resemble a real tree.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1952