Definition:Glide Reflection
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Definition
A glide reflection is an isometry consisting of a (plane) reflection in a line and a translation parallel to the axis of that reflection.
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Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): glide reflection
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): glide reflection