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symmetryThe quality of being made up of exactly similar parts facing each other or around an axis. Balanced proportions and harmonious arrangement of elements.

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: The quality of being made up of exactly similar parts facing each other or around an axis. Balanced proportions and harmonious arrangement of elements.

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈsɪmətri/

Korean meaning: 대칭, 균형

Korean pronunciation: 심-머-트리 (강세: 심)

Example Sentences

  • My cat thinks perfect symmetry means knocking things off both sides of the table equally.
  • The architect carefully planned the building's symmetry to create visual harmony.
  • Human faces are considered more attractive when they have greater facial symmetry.

symmetry

NOUN

//ˈsɪmətri//

The quality of being made up of exactly similar parts facing each other or around an axis. Balanced proportions and harmonious arrangement of elements.

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💡 Concept

The quality of being made up of exactly similar parts facing each other or around an axis. Balanced proportions and harmonious arrangement of elements.

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symmetry rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Where symmetry meets geometry, math becomes poetry!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈsɪmətri/

🌳Etymology

Prefixsym--
Rootmetr
Suffix--y

Origin

From Greek symmetria, meaning 'agreement in dimensions' or 'due proportion.' The word entered English through Latin and French in the 16th century.

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🎵Rhyme

geometryometrytrigonometry

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My cat thinks perfect symmetry means knocking things off both sides of the table equally.

The architect carefully planned the building's symmetry to create visual harmony.

Human faces are considered more attractive when they have greater facial symmetry.

😄 Fun example

The wedding cake's symmetry was ruined when Uncle Bob accidentally bumped into it.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

balanceproportionharmonyregularityevenness

Antonyms

asymmetryimbalance