The symmetry that a figure has if it can be made to fit exactly onto the original when it is translated a given distance at a given direction and then reflected over a line. As in translational symmetry, glide-reflectional symmetry exists only for infinite patterns.
literature noun [U] (WRITING). B1 written âartistic âworks, âespecially those with a high and âlasting âartistic âvalue: âclassical/âmodern literature Wuthering Heights is a âclassic of âEnglish literature. More examples. 1  He's very â knowledgeable about â German literature.
literature. noun. 1  The body of written works of a language, period, or culture. 2  Imaginative or creative writing, especially of recognized artistic value: âLiterature must be an analysis of experience and a synthesis of the findings into a unityâ (Rebecca West).