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English

Etymology

, originally from {{term|sc=polytonic|συμμετρία|tr=symmetria|lang=grc}} < {{term|||tr=sym|like|lang=grc}} + {{term|||tr=metria|measure|lang=grc}}; i.e. or .

Noun

Exact correspondence on either side of a dividing line, plane, center or axis.
The satisfying arrangement of a balanced distribution of the elements of a whole.

Related terms

symmetric

Translations

Bosnian: {{t-|bs|simetrija|f}}
Catalan: {{t-|ca|simetria|f}}
Croatian: {{t-|hr|simetrija|f}}
Czech: {{t-|cs|souměrnost|f}}, {{t-|cs|symetrie|f}}
French: {{t+|fr|symétrie|f}}
German: {{t+|de|Symmetrie|f}}
Greek: {{t+|el|συμμετρία|sc=Grek}}

Hungarian:
Italian: {{t-|it|simmetria|f}}
Portuguese: {{t-|pt|simetria|f}}
Serbian: {{t-|sr|simetrija|f}}
Slovene: {{t-|sl|simetrija|f}}
Spanish: {{t-|es|simetría|f}}
Telugu: సౌస్టవం (sousTavam)

Bosnian: {{t-|bs|simetrija|f}}
Croatian: {{t-|hr|simetrija|f}}

Serbian: {{t-|sr|simetrija|f}}
Slovene: {{t-|sl|simetrija|f}}

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Symmetry \Sym"me*try\, n. [L. symmetria, Gr. ?; sy`n with,
together + ? a measure: cf. F. sym['e]trie. See Syn-, and
Meter rhythm.]
1. 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.
[1913 Webster]

2. (Biol.) 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.
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Note: Bilateral symmetry, or two-sidedness, in vertebrates,
etc., is that in which the body can be divided into
symmetrical halves by a vertical plane passing through
the middle; radial symmetry, as in echinoderms, is that
in which the individual parts are arranged
symmetrically around a central axis; serial symmetry,
or zonal symmetry, as in earthworms, is that in which
the segments or metameres of the body are disposed in a
zonal manner one after the other in a longitudinal
axis. This last is sometimes called metamerism.
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3. (Bot.)
(a) Equality in the number of parts of the successive
circles in a flower.
(b) Likeness in the form and size of floral organs of the
same kind; regularity.
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Axis of symmetry. (Geom.) See under Axis.

Respective symmetry, that disposition of parts in which
only the opposite sides are equal to each other.
[1913 Webster]

WordNet symmetry
n 1: (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact
correspondence of form on opposite sides of a dividing
line or plane [syn: symmetricalness, correspondence,
balance] [ant: asymmetry]
2: balance among the parts of something [syn: proportion]
[ant: disproportion]
3: (physics) the property of being isotropic; having the same
value when measured in different directions [syn: isotropy]
[ant: anisotropy]

Moby Dictionary
accord , accordance , affinity , agreement , arrangement , array ,
assent , balance , beauty , chorus , coequality , coextension ,
coherence , coincidence , communion , community , compatibility ,
concert , concinnity , concord , concordance , conformance ,
conformation , conformity , congeniality , congruence , congruency ,
congruity , congruousness , consistency , consonance , consort ,
cooperation , corelation , correlation , correlativism , correlativity ,
correspondence , deployment , disposal , disposition , equality ,
equation , equilibrium , equipoise , equipollence , equiponderance ,
equity , equivalence , equivalency , euphony , evenness , finish ,
formation , harmony , identity , intersection , inverse proportion ,
inverse ratio , inverse relationship , justice , layout , levelness ,
likeness , lineup , marshaling , measure , measuredness , mutuality ,
oneness , order , orderedness , orderliness , organization , overlap ,
par , parallelism , parity , peace , poise , proportion ,
proportionality , quiet , quietude , rapport , reciprocality ,
reciprocation , reciprocity , regularity , relativity , rhythm ,
routine , self-consistency , setup , structure , sweetness , sync ,
synchronism , system , tally , timing , tranquillity , uniformity ,
union , unison , unisonance