noun
(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
• Syn: ↑symmetry, ↑correspondence, ↑balance
• Derivationally related forms: ↑symmetrical, ↑symmetric (for: ↑symmetry), ↑symmetrize (for: ↑symmetry), ↑symmetrise (for: ↑symmetry)
• Topics: ↑mathematics, ↑math, ↑maths
• Hypernyms: ↑spatial property, ↑spatiality
• Hyponyms: ↑regularity, ↑geometrical regularity, ↑bilaterality, ↑bilateralism, ↑bilateral symmetry, ↑radial symmetry
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symmetˈricalness noun
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Main Entry: ↑symmetry
Useful english dictionary. 2012.