symmetry
Exact correspondence on either side of a dividing line, plane, center or axisExact correspondence on either side of a dividing line, plane, center or axis.
» Symmetry is boring.
Symmetrie ist langweilig.
Симметрия скучна.
Симетрія нудна.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Exact correspondence on either side of a dividing line, plane, center or axis.
Symmetrie
симме́трияsimmétrija
симе́тріяsymétrija
(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
(countable, uncountable)The satisfying arrangement of a balanced distribution of the elements of a whole.
симме́трияsimmétrija
Examples
12 sentencesSymmetry is boring.
Симетрія нудна.
ruСимметрия скучна.
deSymmetrie ist langweilig.
Cephalopods are marine animals characterised by tentacles and bilateral body symmetry.
deKopffüßer sind Meerestiere, die sich durch Fangarme und Bilateralsymmetrie auszeichnen.
No face has perfect symmetry.
deKein Gesicht weist die perfekte Symmetrie auf.
Symmetry is a virtue.
The new elements also provide a certain symmetry to the periodic table, filling out the seventh row of the chart.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin symmetria, from Ancient Greek συμμετρία (summetría), from σύμμετρος (súmmetros,From Latin symmetria, from Ancient Greek συμμετρία (summetría), from σύμμετρος (súmmetros, “symmetrical”), from σύν (sún, “with”) + μέτρον (métron, “measure”). By surface analysis, sym- + -metry.
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Forms
plural: symmetries| Singular | symmetry |
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regular
Synonyms
5 synonyms- (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane:symmetricalnesscorrespondencebalance
- balance among the parts of something:proportion
- (physics) the property of being isotropic; having the same value when measured in different directions:isotropy
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
36 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable