symmetry
ਸਮਮਿਤੀ
definition
noun
this series has a line of symmetry through its center
the quality of being made up of exactly similar parts facing each other or around an axis.
example
A bipolar nebula is one that is created by ejecting material primarily in a flat disk perpendicular to a single axis of 'symmetry' .
Zygomorphic flowers are monosymmetric having a single line of 'symmetry' .
Consider those examples of Georgian architecture where a door doesn't even open, built there simply because a functioning door lies across the axis of 'symmetry' .
Furthermore, with the spine as the line of 'symmetry' , ‘right’ and ‘left’ sides are proportionally equal, but inverses of one another.
‘There is a disconcerting 'symmetry' between Prozac and Ritalin,’ he writes.
This claim uncovers why we find certain formal properties such as 'symmetry' and regularity aesthetically pleasing.
Lino A. Graglia of the law school at the University of Texas is exceedingly impatient with such suggestions of 'symmetry' between right and left.
There is a significant lack of 'symmetry' between the two acts of the play, separated by a fifteen minute interval, which I found a distraction.
This clearly depends on the high degree of 'symmetry' of the hexagons of Figure 5.
the political 'symmetry' between the two debates
Each molecule has on average six neighbors, generating a six-fold hexagonal 'symmetry' .
Such inconsistencies as there are in her statements of evidence of are in my judgment minor and do not challenge the overall 'symmetry' and substance of her story.
Moreover, the segments characterized have a common helical 'symmetry' .
Mr Roth was immediately outraged at what he regarded as gross insensitivity and an attempt to create a false 'symmetry' between the two deaths.
The key point is its re-establishment of 'symmetry' between social relations.
One was designed to form a cage-like structure with tetrahedral 'symmetry' , consisting of 12 subunits.
There was too great a link and matching 'symmetry' between the different movements, each one anchored by a duet.
Inspired by the architecture of ancient Greece and Rome, classic rooms have clean, simple lines and formal 'symmetry' .
There is a greater density beneath the lunar nearside, displacing its center of mass away from its axis of 'symmetry' , and the pull of the Earth keeps that greater mass directed towards us.
an overall 'symmetry' making the poem pleasant to the ear
He examined the three dimensional figures obtained by rotating a regular polygon about an axis of 'symmetry' .
It's also the antithesis of a well-tailored suit, where you're looking for 'symmetry' , flowing lines, and the ability to draw your attention to the face.
There is also a certain 'symmetry' between the two species, for the adherents of a politicised religion, like soldiers in an army, are in a permanent state of combat and vigilance.
As she was busy making sure that the spoons and forks were in perfect 'symmetry' with each other, Damian took a good look at her.
The axis of 'symmetry' is indicated by a red broken line, along which pharyngeal slits are positioned.
LAC Martin said the competition was judged on 'symmetry' , proportion and balance - whether the body is balanced top to bottom and side to side.
this series has a line of 'symmetry' through its center
Certain corals, for example, build structures with hexagonal 'symmetry' , but not in seafloor sediment.
the overall 'symmetry' makes the poem pleasant to the ear
a lack of 'symmetry' between men and women
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