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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.
Exact synonyms: Balance, Correspondence, Symmetricalness
Generic synonyms: Spatial Property, Spatiality
Specialized synonyms: Geometrical Regularity, Regularity, Bilateral Symmetry, Bilateralism, Bilaterality, Radial Symmetry
Category relationships: Math, Mathematics, Maths
Derivative terms: Symmetrical, Symmetric, Symmetrise, Symmetrize
Antonyms: Asymmetry
Generic synonyms: Spatial Property, Spatiality
Specialized synonyms: Geometrical Regularity, Regularity, Bilateral Symmetry, Bilateralism, Bilaterality, Radial Symmetry
Category relationships: Math, Mathematics, Maths
Derivative terms: Symmetrical, Symmetric, Symmetrise, Symmetrize
Antonyms: Asymmetry
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
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
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]