SYMMETRY
Dictionary entry overview: What does symmetry mean?
• SYMMETRY (noun)
The noun SYMMETRY has 3 senses:
1. (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
2. balance among the parts of something
3. (physics) the property of being isotropic; having the same value when measured in different directions
Familiarity information: SYMMETRY used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• SYMMETRY (noun)
Meaning:
(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
symmetricalness; symmetry; correspondence; balance
Hypernyms ("symmetry" is a kind of...):
spatial property; spatiality (any property relating to or occupying space)
Domain category:
math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "symmetry"):
geometrical regularity; regularity (a property of polygons: the property of having equal sides and equal angles)
bilateral symmetry; bilateralism; bilaterality (the property of being symmetrical about a vertical plane)
radial symmetry (the property of symmetry about an axis)
Antonym:
asymmetry ((mathematics) a lack of symmetry)
Meaning:
Balance among the parts of something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Synonyms:
symmetry; proportion
Hypernyms ("symmetry" is a kind of...):
balance; counterbalance; equilibrium; equipoise (equality of distribution)
Meaning:
(physics) the property of being isotropic; having the same value when measured in different directions
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
isotropy; symmetry
Hypernyms ("symmetry" is a kind of...):
property (a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class)
Domain category:
natural philosophy; physical science; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)
