##  [Glide Reflection](/glide-reflection) 

  ##  [Glide Reflection](https://puremath.quantumdictionary.io/glide-reflection-0) 

  

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Definition

An isometry of the Euclidean plane obtained by performing a reflection across a line followed by a translation whose vector is parallel to that same line; equivalently, a composition of a reflection and a nontrivial translation along the reflecting line.