Symmetry - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈsɪmətrɪ|  American pronunciation of the word symmetry
Brit.  |ˈsɪmɪtrɪ|  British pronunciation of the word symmetry

noun

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

Extra examples

The building has perfect symmetry.

Into that disorderly mass, did Adam Smith introduce symmetry, method, and law.

The artistic figure has symmetry, and the artistic rhythm has eurhythmy.

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