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A dash-dot line marking a diagonal glide.
Also known as: Net glide plane, Diagonal glide mark
The graphical symbol for a diagonal glide plane on a crystallographic space group diagram, whose translation runs along a face diagonal.
Marks a diagonal glide plane, whose translation is half the sum of two cell edges rather than half of one.
Contexts: Laboratory
Takes the letter n in a space group symbol, and its line style differs from the axial glide so the two can be told apart on a diagram at a glance.
Contexts: Laboratory
A line drawn as alternating dashes and dots, distinguishing it from the plain dashes of the axial glide.