1 Translating an object means moving it without rotating or reflecting it. You can describe a translation by stating how far it moves an object, and in what direction.  The fourth (and last) type of symmetry is a glide reflection.
A literary description is a text that explains the features of something. A description uses language that helps the readers or listeners to form images in their minds about the thing being described. Descriptions may be of: 1  physical things. 2  cultural events. 3  natural things.
noun, Literature. 1. (often initial capital letter) a theory or practice of a group of poets in England and America between 1909 and 1917 who believed that poetry should employ the language of common speech, create new rhythms, have complete freedom in subject matter, and present a clear, concentrated, and precise image. 2.