SPACE-REFLECTION SYMMETRY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does space-reflection symmetry mean? 

• SPACE-REFLECTION SYMMETRY (noun)
  The noun SPACE-REFLECTION SYMMETRY has 1 sense:

1. (physics) parity is conserved in a universe in which the laws of physics are the same in a right-handed system of coordinates as in a left-handed system

  Familiarity information: SPACE-REFLECTION SYMMETRY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPACE-REFLECTION SYMMETRY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(physics) parity is conserved in a universe in which the laws of physics are the same in a right-handed system of coordinates as in a left-handed system

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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

conservation of parity; mirror symmetry; parity; space-reflection symmetry

Hypernyms ("space-reflection symmetry" is a kind of...):

conservation ((physics) the maintenance of a certain quantities unchanged during chemical reactions or physical transformations)

Domain category:

natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)