Definition of Symmetry

1. Noun. (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane.


2. Noun. Balance among the parts of something.
Exact synonyms: Proportion
Generic synonyms: Balance, Counterbalance, Equilibrium, Equipoise
Antonyms: Disproportion
Derivative terms: Proportion, Symmetric, Symmetrise, Symmetrize

3. Noun. (physics) the property of being isotropic; having the same value when measured in different directions.
Exact synonyms: Isotropy
Generic synonyms: Property
Category relationships: Natural Philosophy, Physics
Antonyms: Anisotropy
Derivative terms: Isotropic, Isotropous

Definition of Symmetry

1. n. A due proportion of the several parts of a body to each other; adaptation of the form or dimensions of the several parts of a thing to each other; the union and conformity of the members of a work to the whole.

Definition of Symmetry

1. Noun. Exact correspondence on either side of a dividing line, plane, center or axis. ¹

2. Noun. The satisfying arrangement of a balanced distribution of the elements of a whole. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Symmetry

1. an exact correspondence between the opposite halves of a figure [n -TRIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Symmetry

symmetrisation
symmetrisations
symmetrise
symmetrised
symmetrist
symmetrists
symmetrizability
symmetrizable
symmetrization
symmetrizations
symmetrize
symmetrized
symmetrizes
symmetrizing
symmetrons
symmetry (current term)
symmorphic
symp.
sympathectomies
sympathectomy
sympathetic
sympathetic detonation
sympathetic detonations
sympathetic hyperactivity
sympathetic nervous system
sympathetic strike
sympathetic vibration
sympathetical
sympathetically
sympathetick

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