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- [sim-i-tree]
- /ˈsɪm ɪ tri/
- /ˈsɪmətri/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sim-i-tree]
- /ˈsɪm ɪ tri/
Definitions of symmetry word
- noun plural 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. 1
- noun plural 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. 1
- noun plural symmetry beauty based on or characterized by such excellence of proportion. 1
- noun plural symmetry Mathematics. a geometrical or other regularity that is possessed by a mathematical object and is characterized by the operations that leave the object invariant: A circle has rotational symmetry and reflection symmetry. a rotation or translation of a plane figure that leaves the figure unchanged although its position may be altered. 1
- noun plural symmetry Physics. a property of a physical system that is unaffected by certain mathematical transformations as, for example, the work done by gravity on an object, which is not affected by any change in the position from which the potential energy of the object is measured. 1
- noun symmetry regularity, balance 1
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Origin of symmetry
First appearance:
before 1535 One of the 29% oldest English words
1535-45; < Latin symmetria < Greek symmetría commensurateness. See sym-, -metry
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Parts of speech for Symmetry
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
symmetry popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
symmetry usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for symmetry
noun symmetry
- adorableness — very attractive or delightful; charming: What an adorable hat!
- apposition — If two noun groups referring to the same person or thing are in apposition, one is placed immediately after the other, with no conjunction joining them, as in 'Her father, Nigel, left home three months ago.'
- atticism — the idiom or character of the Attic dialect of Ancient Greek, esp in the Hellenistic period
- beauty — Beauty is the state or quality of being beautiful.
- chemistry — Chemistry is the scientific study of the structure of substances and of the way that they react with other substances.
Antonyms for symmetry
noun symmetry
- amorphousness — lacking definite form; having no specific shape; formless: the amorphous clouds.
- asymmetry — Asymmetry is the appearance that something has when its two sides or halves are different in shape, size, or style.
- dissymmetry — absence or lack of symmetry.
Top questions with symmetry
- what is symmetry?
- how to find axis of symmetry?
- how to find the axis of symmetry?
- what does symmetry mean?
- what is a line of symmetry?
- what is the axis of symmetry?
- what is rotational symmetry?
- how many lines of symmetry does an octagon have?
- how many lines of symmetry does a rhombus have?
- how many lines of symmetry does a regular hexagon have?
- how many lines of symmetry does a regular octagon have?
- what is radical symmetry?
- what is radial symmetry?
- how many lines of symmetry does a parallelogram have?
- what are lines of symmetry?
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