About: Chirality

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@idthe:Chirality
typeArt, Concept, contextual analysis, RDFS Class, Resource, Technology and Engineering, Tensegrity Principle, Visual Analysis, Visual Arts
broaderGeometric and Symmetry Terms, Tensegrity Technology, visual art term
definitionThe property of a structure being non-superimposable on its mirror image. In tensegrity prisms, chirality defines whether the twist between upper and lower bases is right-handed or left-handed. Opposite chiralities can influence torque, stability, and the visual rhythm of the structure.
inSchemeTensegrity Terms
labelChirality
narrowerAlternating chirality, Chiral symmetry, Left-Handed, Right-Handed
relatedantiprism, T3 prism, T3 prism (left-handed), T3 prism (right-handed), T4 prism, T4 prism (left-handed), T4 prism (right-handed), T5 prism, T5 prism (left-handed), T5 prism (right-handed), tensegrity antiprism
subclass ofChirality, Resource



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