Symmetry
['sɪmɪtrɪ] or ['sɪmətri]
Definition
(noun.) (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane.
(noun.) balance among the parts of something.
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Definition
(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.
(n.) 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.
(n.) Equality in the number of parts of the successive circles in a flower.
(n.) Likeness in the form and size of floral organs of the same kind; regularity.
Editor: Margaret
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Proportion, harmony, shapeliness, regularity, order, regular arrangement.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Harmony, proportion, conformity, interrelation, intercoincidence, shapeliness,agreement, form
ANT:Disharmony, disproportion, Inconformity, shapelessness, disagreement,interdisparity, interrepugnance, inconcinnity
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Definition
n. the state of one part being of the same measure with or proportionate to another: due proportion: harmony or adaptation of parts to each other.—adj. Symm′etral commensurable symmetrical.—n. Symmet′rian one who is careful about symmetry.—adjs. Symmet′ric -al having symmetry or due proportion in its parts: harmonious.—adv. Symmet′rically with symmetry.—ns. Symmet′ricalness; Symmetri′cian Symm′etrist one careful about symmetry; Symmetrisā′tion.—v.t. Symm′etrise to make symmetrical.—n. Symmetrophō′bia fear or strong dislike of mechanical symmetry.
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Examples
- How else are these marvels of symmetry, cleanliness, and order attained? Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Grace at least I _will_ have, and youth and symmetry--yes, and what I call beauty. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Surely the hedges are shaped and measured and their symmetry preserved by the most architectural of gardeners. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- But an inner strenuousness was preying upon an outer symmetry, and they rated his look as singular. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- The beauty in this latter case, and in many others, is apparently wholly due to symmetry of growth. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- The petticoat was short, displaying well a pair of feet and ankles which left much to be desired in the article of symmetry. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The first impression received as one enters on the main floor of the library and looks around is that of noble proportions and symmetry as a whole. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The large, strait, gauze sleeve did not at all conceal the symmetry of her beautiful arm. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- His legs, which, being long, were afflicted with weakness, graced a pair of Oxford- mixture trousers, made to show the full symmetry of those limbs. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Even chronic admirers of the balance and symmetry of the Constitution admit either by word or deed that it did not foresee the whole history of the American people. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
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