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Noun: symmetry  si-mu-tree
  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. (mathematics) the property of remaining unchanged under a specific transformation

Derived forms: symmetries

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

Encyclopedia: Symmetry