Symmetry
(noun)
- The quality of being made up of exactly similar parts facing each other or around an axis.
- The quality of being balanced and harmonious in shape or arrangement.
- The property of being unchanged under certain transformations, such as reflection or rotation.
Origin:
Late 16th century: from french symétrie, or via latin from greek summetria, from summetros "having the same measure".
Examples:
- The building has a striking symmetry.
- The garden was designed with symmetry in mind.
- The flower has a symmetrical petal arrangement.
- The face has a symmetry that is pleasing to the eye.
- The molecule has a high degree of symmetry.