noun
- symmetry about an axis; the property of an object or system that remains unchanged when rotated around a central axis.
Usage: technical; mathematics and physics
Examples
- The cylinder exhibits axisymmetry because it looks the same when rotated around its central axis.
- Engineers use axisymmetry to simplify the analysis of cylindrical pressure vessels.
- The cone's axisymmetry makes it useful in modeling certain fluid dynamics problems.
- Axisymmetry is a key assumption in many computational simulations of rotating machinery.
- The sphere possesses perfect axisymmetry about any axis passing through its center.