Symmetry — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane

balance among the parts of something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɪmətɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɪmətɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɪmətɹi/

3 syllables Say it as /sˈɪmətɹi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

symmetricalness proportion balance isotropy correspondence

Antonyms

asymmetry disproportion anisotropy

Word Forms

symmetric	adjective	having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts
symmetrize	verb	make symmetric
symmetrise	verb	make symmetric
symmetrical	adjective	having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts
proportion	verb	give pleasant proportions to
isotropic	adjective	invariant with respect to direction
isotropous	adjective	invariant with respect to direction

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Symmetrie

(Mathematik) ein Attribut einer Form oder Beziehung; exakte Widerspiegelung der Form auf gegenüberliegenden Seiten einer Trennlinie oder Ebene

🇫🇷French

symétrie

(mathématiques) un attribut d'une forme ou d'une relation; reflet exact de la forme sur les côtés opposés d'une ligne ou d'un plan de démarcation

🇪🇸Spanish

simetría

(matemáticas) un atributo de una forma o relación; Reflejo exacto de la forma en lados opuestos de una línea o plano divisorio.

🇮🇹Italian

simmetria

(matematica) un attributo di una forma o relazione; riflesso esatto della forma sui lati opposti di una linea o di un piano di demarcazione

🇳🇱Dutch

symmetrie

(wiskunde) een attribuut van een vorm of relatie; exacte weerspiegeling van vorm aan weerszijden van een scheidslijn of vlak

🇵🇹Portuguese

simetria

(matemática) um atributo de uma forma ou relação; reflexão exata da forma em lados opostos de uma linha ou plano divisório

🇷🇺Russian

симметрия

(математика) атрибут формы или отношения; точное отражение формы на противоположных сторонах разделительной линии или плоскости

India

🇮🇳Hindi

समरूपता

(गणित) किसी आकृति या संबंध का गुण; किसी विभाजन रेखा या तल के विपरीत पक्षों पर रूप का सटीक प्रतिबिंब

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রতিসাম্য

(গণিত) একটি আকৃতি বা সম্পর্কের একটি বৈশিষ্ট্য; একটি বিভাজক রেখা বা সমতলের বিপরীত দিকে ফর্মের সঠিক প্রতিফলন

🇮🇳Tamil

சமச்சீர்

(கணிதம்) ஒரு வடிவம் அல்லது உறவின் பண்பு; ஒரு பிரிக்கும் கோடு அல்லது விமானத்தின் எதிர் பக்கங்களில் வடிவத்தின் சரியான பிரதிபலிப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

సమరూపత

(గణితం) ఆకారం లేదా సంబంధం యొక్క లక్షణం; విభజన రేఖ లేదా విమానం ఎదురుగా ఉండే రూపం యొక్క ఖచ్చితమైన ప్రతిబింబం

🇮🇳Marathi

सममिती

(गणित) आकार किंवा नातेसंबंधाचे गुणधर्म; विभाजक रेषेच्या किंवा समतल बाजूंच्या फॉर्मचे अचूक प्रतिबिंब

🇮🇳Gujarati

સમપ્રમાણતા

(ગણિત) આકાર અથવા સંબંધનું લક્ષણ; વિભાજન રેખા અથવા સમતલની વિરુદ્ધ બાજુઓ પર સ્વરૂપનું ચોક્કસ પ્રતિબિંબ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಮ್ಮಿತಿ

(ಗಣಿತ) ಆಕಾರ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಬಂಧದ ಗುಣಲಕ್ಷಣ; ವಿಭಜಿಸುವ ರೇಖೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸಮತಲದ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ಬದಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ರೂಪದ ನಿಖರವಾದ ಪ್ರತಿಬಿಂಬ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സമമിതി

(ഗണിതം) ഒരു ആകൃതിയുടെയോ ബന്ധത്തിൻ്റെയോ ആട്രിബ്യൂട്ട്; ഒരു വിഭജനരേഖയുടെയോ തലത്തിൻ്റെയോ എതിർവശങ്ങളിലുള്ള രൂപത്തിൻ്റെ കൃത്യമായ പ്രതിഫലനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਮਰੂਪਤਾ

(ਗਣਿਤ) ਇੱਕ ਸ਼ਕਲ ਜਾਂ ਸਬੰਧ ਦਾ ਗੁਣ; ਇੱਕ ਵੰਡਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਰੇਖਾ ਜਾਂ ਸਮਤਲ ਦੇ ਉਲਟ ਪਾਸਿਆਂ 'ਤੇ ਰੂਪ ਦਾ ਸਹੀ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਬਿੰਬ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہم آہنگی

(ریاضی) کسی شکل یا تعلق کی صفت؛ تقسیم کرنے والی لائن یا ہوائی جہاز کے مخالف سمتوں پر شکل کا صحیح عکاس

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

对称

（数学）形状或关系的属性；分界线或平面相对两侧形状的精确反映

🇯🇵Japanese

対称

(数学) 形状または関係の属性。分割線または平面の反対側の形状の正確な反映

🇰🇷Korean

대칭

(수학) 모양이나 관계의 속성; 분할선이나 평면의 반대편에 있는 형태의 정확한 반사

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự đối xứng

(toán học) một thuộc tính của hình dạng hoặc quan hệ; sự phản ánh chính xác của hình dạng ở các phía đối diện của đường phân chia hoặc mặt phẳng

🇹🇭Thai

สมมาตร

(คณิตศาสตร์) คุณลักษณะของรูปร่างหรือความสัมพันธ์ การสะท้อนรูปร่างที่แน่นอนบนด้านตรงข้ามของเส้นแบ่งหรือระนาบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

simetri

(Matematika) atribut suatu bentuk atau hubungan; refleksi yang tepat dari bentuk pada sisi berlawanan dari garis atau bidang pemisah

🇵🇭Filipino

simetriya

(matematika) isang katangian ng isang hugis o kaugnayan; eksaktong pagmuni-muni ng anyo sa magkabilang panig ng naghahati na linya o eroplano

🇲🇾Malay

simetri

(matematik) sifat bentuk atau hubungan; pantulan tepat bentuk pada sisi bertentangan garis atau satah pembahagi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التناظر

(الرياضيات) سمة الشكل أو العلاقة؛ الانعكاس الدقيق للشكل على الجانبين المتقابلين للخط الفاصل أو المستوى

🇮🇷Persian

تقارن

(ریاضیات) ویژگی یک شکل یا رابطه. انعکاس دقیق فرم در دو طرف یک خط تقسیم یا صفحه

🇹🇷Turkish

simetri

(matematik) bir şeklin veya ilişkinin niteliği; Bir bölme çizgisinin veya düzleminin karşıt taraflarındaki formun tam yansıması

🇮🇱Hebrew

סִימֶטרִיָה

(מתמטיקה) תכונה של צורה או יחס; השתקפות מדויקת של צורה בצדדים מנוגדים של קו הפרדה או מישור

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What is the primary definition of the word 'symmetry'?

The primary meaning of 'symmetry' is '(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane'.

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Using 'symmetry' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'symmetry' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'symmetry' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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