Complete Definition of "symmetry"

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Etymology
L. symmetria, originally from Greek ��μμε��ία (symmetria). sym means like and metria means measure; i.e. like measure or similar measurement.

Noun
symmetry uncountable

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

Related terms
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Translations
trans-top|correspondence on either side of a dividing line, plane, center or axis
Bosnian: t|bs|simetrija|f
Croatian: t-|hr|simetrija|f
French: symétrie f
German: Symmetrie f
Greek: ��μμε��ία
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Italian: t-|it|simmetria|f
Serbian: t|sr|simetrija|f
Slovene: t|sl|simetrija|f
Telugu: స�స��వ� (sousTavam)
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trans-top|satisfying arrangement of a balanced distribution of the elements of a whole.
Bosnian: t|bs|simetrija|f
Croatian: t-|hr|simetrija|f
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Serbian: t|sr|simetrija|f
Slovene: t|sl|simetrija|f
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