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1. (n.) symmetry
the correspondence in size, form, and arrangement of parts on opposite sides of a plane, line, or point; regularity of form or arrangement in terms of like, reciprocal, or corresponding parts.
2. symmetry
the proper or due proportion of the parts of a body or whole to one another with regard to size and form; excellence of proportion.
3. symmetry
beauty based on or characterized by such excellence of proportion.
4. symmetry
a type of regularity, as of a circle or other plane figure, that is characterized by the geometric operations, as rotation or reflection, that leave a figure unchanged.
5. symmetry
a property of a physical system that allows the system to remain unchanged by a specific physical or mathematical transformation, as rotation or translation.
Etymology: (1535–45; < L symmetria < Gk symmetría. See sym -, -metry)
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1. (noun) symmetry, symmetricalness, correspondence, balance
(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
2. (noun) symmetry, proportion
balance among the parts of something
3. (noun) isotropy, symmetry
(physics) the property of being isotropic; having the same value when measured in different directions
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1. (noun) Symmetry
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
2. (noun) Symmetry
the law of likeness; similarity of structure; regularity in form and arrangement; orderly and similar distribution of parts, such that an animal may be divided into parts which are structurally symmetrical
3. (noun) Symmetry
equality in the number of parts of the successive circles in a flower
4. (noun) Symmetry
likeness in the form and size of floral organs of the same kind; regularity
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Sense: the state in which two parts, on either side of a dividing line, are equal in size, shape and position.
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 Afrikaans: simmetrie |
 Arabic: تَماثُل، تَناسُق |
 Bulgarian: симетрия |
 Brazilian: simetria |
 Czech: symetrie |
 German: die Symmetrie |
 Danish: symmetri |
 Greek: συμμετρία |
 Spanish: simetría |
 Estonian: sümmeetria |
 Farsi: تقارن |
 Finnish: symmetria |
 French: symétrie |
 Hebrew: סִימֶטרִייָה |
 Hindi: प्रतिसाम्य |
 Croatian: simetrija, razmjer |
 Hungarian: szimmetria |
 Indonesian: simetri |
 Icelandic: samhverfa |
 Italian: simmetria |
 Japanese: 対称 |
 Korean: 대칭 |
 Lithuanian: simetrija |
 Latvian: simetrija |
 Malay: bentuk simetri |
 Dutch: symmetrie |
 Norwegian: symmetri |
 Polish: symetria |
 Persian: تقارن |
 Pashto: تناظر |
 Portuguese: simetria |
 Romanian: simetrie |
 Russian: симметрия |
 Slovak: symetria |
 Slovenian: simetrija |
 Serbian: simetrija |
 Swedish: symmetri |
 Thai: การมีสัดส่วนที่รับกัน |
 Turkish: simetri, bakışım |
 Taiwanese: 對稱(性) |
 Ukrainian: симетрія |
 Urdu: موزونیت |
 Vietnamese: sự đối xứng, tính đối xứn |
 Chinese: 对称（性） |
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