Dictionary entries for 'symmetry'

Synonyms

sym·me·try (sĭḿĭ-trē)

[Latin symmetria, from Greek summetriā, from summetros, of like measure, sun-, syn-, + metron, measure.]

noun: pl., -tries.

Exact correspondence of form and constituent configuration on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane or about a center or an axis. See synonyms at proportion
A relationship of characteristic correspondence, equivalence, or identity among constituents of an entity or between different entities: the narrative symmetry of the novel.
Beauty as a result of balance or harmonious arrangement.