Centrosymmetry

/ˌsentrəˈsɪmətri/ noun

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

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

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