Noun: symmetry si-mu-tree
- (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
"The symmetry of the butterfly's wings was striking";
- symmetricalness, correspondence, balance
- Balance among the parts of something
"The symmetry of the building's facade was pleasing to the eye";
- proportion
- (mathematics) the property of remaining unchanged under a specific transformation
"The snowflake exhibited perfect six-fold symmetry"
Derived forms: symmetries
Type of: balance, counterbalance, equilibrium, equipoise, spatial property, spatiality
Antonym: disproportion
Encyclopedia: Symmetry