Definition of symmetry

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Symmetry (n.) The law of likeness; similarity of structure; regularity in form and arrangement; orderly and similar distribution of parts, such that an animal may be divided into parts which are structurally symmetrical..

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Unsymmetrical :: Unsymmetrical (a.) Not symmetrical; being without symmetry, as the parts of a flower when similar parts are of different size and shape, or when the parts of successive circles differ in number. See Symmetry..
Kite :: Kite (n.) A quadrilateral, one of whose diagonals is an axis of symmetry..
Well-set :: Well-set (a.) Well put together; having symmetry of parts.
Pseudo-symmetry :: Pseudo-symmetry (n.) A kind of symmetry characteristic of certain crystals which from twinning, or other causes, come to resemble forms of a system other than that to which they belong, as the apparently hexagonal prisms of aragonite..
Tetartohedral :: Tetartohedral (a.) Having one fourth the number of planes which are requisite to complete symmetry.
Unity :: Unity (n.) Such a combination of parts as to constitute a whole, or a kind of symmetry of style and character..
Taste :: Taste (n.) The power of perceiving and relishing excellence in human performances; the faculty of discerning beauty, order, congruity, proportion, symmetry, or whatever constitutes excellence, particularly in the fine arts and belles-letters; critical judgment; discernment..
Incongruity :: Incongruity (n.) Disagreement of parts; want of symmetry or of harmony.
Symmetry :: Symmetry (n.) The law of likeness; similarity of structure; regularity in form and arrangement; orderly and similar distribution of parts, such that an animal may be divided into parts which are structurally symmetrical..
Sympathetic :: Symmetry (n.) Likeness in the form and size of floral organs of the same kind; regularity.
Unsymmetrical :: Unsymmetrical (a.) Being without symmetry of chemical structure or relation; as, an unsymmetrical carbon atom..
Unsymmetrical :: Unsymmetrical (a.) Wanting in symmetry, or due proportion pf parts..
Shapeless :: Shapeless (a.) Destitute of shape or regular form; wanting symmetry of dimensions; misshapen; -- opposed to shapely.
Statuesquely :: Statuesque (a.) Partaking of, or exemplifying, the characteristics of a statue; having the symmetry, or other excellence, of a statue artistically made; as, statuesquelimbs; a statuesque attitude..
Symmetry :: Symmetry (n.) A due proportion of the several parts of a body to each other; adaptation of the form or dimensions of the several parts of a thing to each other; the union and conformity of the members of a work to the whole.
Deformity :: Deformity (a.) The state of being deformed; want of proper form or symmetry; any unnatural form or shape; distortion; irregularity of shape or features; ugliness.
Disproportion :: Disproportion (v. t.) To make unsuitable in quantity, form, or fitness to an end; to violate symmetry in; to mismatch; to join unfitly..
Bilateral :: Bilateral (a.) Of or pertaining to the two sides of a central area or organ, or of a central axis; as, bilateral symmetry in animals, where there is a similarity of parts on the right and left sides of the body..
Mimical :: Mimical (a.) Imitative; characterized by resemblance to other forms; -- applied to crystals which by twinning resemble simple forms of a higher grade of symmetry.
Asymmetry :: Asymmetry (n.) Incommensurability.
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