WordWeb Online

1. (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
   - symmetricalness, correspondence, balance
    
2. Balance among the parts of something
   - proportion
    
3. (physics) the property of being isotropic; having the same value when measured in different directions
   - isotropy

Derived forms: symmetries

See also: symmetric, symmetrize

Type of: balance, counterbalance, equilibrium, equipoise, property, spatial property, spatiality

Antonym: asymmetry

Encyclopedia: Symmetry