symmetry

C2+ Topic:Architecture & Buildings

US /ˈsɪmətri/ UK /ˈsɪmətri/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
balanced and proportionate similarity between the parts of something

The facade's perfect symmetry pleased the classical architect.

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Synonyms

1 noun · balanced and proportionate... balance proportion harmony correspondence regularity evenness

Opposites

asymmetry imbalance disproportion irregularity

Word family

Derived forms symmetricsymmetricalsymmetrize

Related forms meter asymmetry

Etymology

From Latin symmetria, from Ancient Greek symmetria ('agreement in dimensions, due proportion'), from symmetros ('measured together'), from syn- ('together') + metron ('measure').

symmetria Ancient Greek métron Ancient Greek

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Topics

Architecture & Buildings Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary

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# symmetry

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈsɪmətri/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈsɪmətri/

## Meanings
1. balanced and proportionate similarity between the parts of something

## Examples
- The facade's perfect symmetry pleased the classical architect.

## Synonyms
- balance
- proportion
- harmony
- correspondence
- regularity
- evenness

## Antonyms
- asymmetry
- imbalance
- disproportion
- irregularity

## Derived Forms
- symmetric
- symmetrical
- symmetrize

## Related Forms
- meter
- asymmetry

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: symmetria
- Root: métron
- Affix: sym- - with

## Etymology
From Latin symmetria, from Ancient Greek symmetria ('agreement in dimensions, due proportion'), from symmetros ('measured together'), from syn- ('together') + metron ('measure').

## AI Etymology
Symmetry is from Latin symmetria, from Ancient Greek symmetria ('agreement in dimensions, due proportion'), from symmetros ('measured together'), from syn- ('together') + metron ('measure'). Important recorded forms include symmetria (Ancient Greek) and métron (Ancient Greek). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers balanced and proportionate similarity between the parts of something. The wider family includes derived forms such as symmetric, symmetrical, and symmetrize and related words such as meter and asymmetry.

## Topics
- Architecture & Buildings
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- General Vocabulary

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