Symmetry Meaning
/ˈsɪm.ɪ.tɹaɪ/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounExact correspondence on either side of a dividing line, plane, center or axis.
nounThe satisfying arrangement of a balanced distribution of the elements of a whole.
Sentence Examples
Before we examine Emmet's theory, we must clarify the concept of 'internal symmetry.'
By architectural symmetry, Emmet means geometric symmetry combined with aesthetic uniformity.
The artist designed the building with a focus on balance and symmetry.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The artist admired the ____ of the tile pattern, where each side matched the other.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The geometric pattern of the tiled floor has a perfect ____ that is very pleasing for us to look at today.
Word Origin & History
From Latin symmetria, from Ancient Greek συμμετρία (summetría), from σύμμετρος (súmmetros, “symmetrical”), from σύν (sún, “with”) + μέτρον (métron, “measure”). By surface analysis, sym- + -metry.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"She was like a Beardsley Salome, he had said. And indeed she had the narrow eyes and the high cheekbone of that creature, and as nearly the sinuosity as is compatible with human symmetry."
— 1921, Ben Travers, chapter 1, in A Cuckoo in the Nest, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1925, →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The artist admired the ____ of the tile pattern, where each side matched the other.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The geometric pattern of the tiled floor has a perfect ____ that is very pleasing for us to look at today.