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English noun: symmetry | |||
| 1. | symmetry (attribute) (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane | ||
| Synonyms | balance, correspondence, symmetricalness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | spatial property, spatiality | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bilateral symmetry, bilateralism, bilaterality, geometrical regularity, radial symmetry, regularity | ||
| Domain category | math, mathematics, maths | ||
| Antonyms | asymmetry, dissymmetry, imbalance | ||
| 2. | symmetry (shape) balance among the parts of something | ||
| Synonyms | proportion | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | balance, counterbalance, equilibrium, equipoise | ||
| Antonyms | disproportion | ||
| 3. | symmetry (attribute) (physics) the property of being isotropic; having the same value when measured in different directions | ||
| Synonyms | isotropy | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | property | ||
| Domain category | natural philosophy, physics | ||
| Antonyms | anisotropy | ||
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