symmetry /simˈi-tri/

1. Exact correspondence of parts on either side of a straight line or plane, or about a centre or axis
2. Balance or due proportion
3. Beauty of form
4. Disposition of parts, eg the method of arrangement of constituent parts of the animal body
5. The quality of remaining unchanged despite transformations in the surrounding environment or structure (physics)

symmˈetral adjective

Of symmetry

symmetrian /si-metˈri-ən/ noun

A person who studies or theorizes on the due proportions of things

symmetˈric or symmetˈrical adjective

1. Having symmetry
2. Actinomorphic (botany and zoology)

symmetˈrically adverb

symmetˈricalness noun

symmetrīzāˈtion or symmetrīsāˈtion noun

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