symmetric

/si'metrik/ Cách viết khác : (symmetrical) /si'metrikəl/

Thân thiện

The butterfly's wings are perfectly symmetric.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts on opposite sides of a dividing line or around a central point.

Usage

• The word symmetric describes an object, shape, or arrangement that is balanced and exhibits mirror-image correspondence. It is often used in mathematics, geometry, biology, art, and design.
• It is typically used attributively (before a noun) or predicatively (after a linking verb).

Examples

• Attributive use (before a noun):
  • The architect designed a perfectly symmetric building facade.
  • A symmetric pattern was woven into the fabric.
• Predicative use (after a linking verb):
  • The human face is not perfectly symmetric.
  • The distribution of data points in the graph is symmetric about the mean.

Advanced Usage

• "Bilaterally symmetric": Having symmetry that can be divided into two mirror-image halves along one plane, common in biology (e.g., the human body).
  • Butterflies are examples of bilaterally symmetric organisms.
• "Radially symmetric": Having symmetry around a central axis, like a circle or a starfish.
  • Many flowers and sea anemones are radially symmetric.

Variants and Related Words

• Symmetrical (adj): This is a more common variant with the same meaning as "symmetric."
  • The garden layout was beautifully symmetrical.
• Symmetry (n): The quality of being made up of exactly similar parts facing each other or around an axis.
  • The artist was fascinated by the symmetry of snowflakes.
• Asymmetric (adj): Not symmetric; lacking symmetry.
  • The modern sculpture was deliberately asymmetric.

Synonyms

• Balanced: Having elements in correct proportion.
• Regular: Arranged in a consistent or symmetrical pattern.
• Proportional: Corresponding in size or amount to something else.

Antonyms

• Asymmetric: Not symmetrical.
• Irregular: Not even or balanced in shape or arrangement.
• Lopsided: With one side lower or smaller than the other.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts

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