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.
Literature, a body of written works. The name has traditionally been applied to those imaginative works of poetry and prose distinguished by the intentions of their authors and the perceived aesthetic excellence of their execution.