Stereoisomeric olefins or cycloalkanes (or hetero-analogues) which differ in the positions of atoms (or groups) relative to a reference plane: in the
cis-isomer the atoms are on the same side, in the
trans-isomer they are on opposite sides.
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Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2193. 'Basic terminology of stereochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 2204 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122193)