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- pronunciation:
- sI
m
tri
- features:
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noun |
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symmetries |
| definition: |
a state in which both sides of something are balanced in size, form, or arrangement.
This breed of dog should exhibit symmetry in its markings, but yours has more white on its right leg.Human faces have symmetry.
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accord, balance, grace, harmony, poise |
The word symmetry
contains the following parts:
sym-
Greek
prefix
that means with, together with
  More about this word part:
The prefix sym-
occurs in Greek loanwords and hence attaches to Greek bases. It is an assimilated form of syn- used before roots beginning with b, p, and m, such as "bio, bi, -be", "path, patho, -pathic, -pathy", and "metr, -meter, -metry". See syn- and its other assimilated forms syl- and sys-.
Example words:
metr, -meter, -metry
Greek
root
that means measure
Example words:
altimeter, anemometer, barometer, centimeter, diameter, geometry, meter, metronome, perimeter, speedometer, symmetry, thermometer
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