/
ˈsɪmɪtri/
n.
(pl. symmetries)
the quality of being made up of exactly similar parts facing each other or around an axis.
▸correct or pleasing proportion of parts.
▸similarity or exact correspondence.
▸Physics & Mathematics the property of being unchanged by a given operation or process.
Derivative
- symmetrize
or symmetrise v.
Etymology
C16: from Fr. symétrie or L. symmetria, from Gk, from sun- ‘with’ + metron ‘measure’.
