symmetry
noun
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Sense 1 noun
(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
Types & categories
- spatial property hypernym
- regularity hyponym
- bilaterality hyponym
- radial symmetry hyponym
Related & opposite
- asymmetry antonym
- symmetrize derivation
- symmetrical derivation
- mathematics domain topic
Sense 2 noun
balance among the parts of something
Types & categories
- equipoise hypernym
Related & opposite
- disproportion antonym
- proportion derivation
- symmetrize derivation
- symmetrical derivation
Sense 3 noun
(physics) the property of being isotropic; having the same value when measured in different directions
Types & categories
- property hypernym
Related & opposite
- anisotropy antonym
- isotropic derivation
- physics domain topic
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | asymmetry |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | symmetrize |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | symmetrical |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | mathematics |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | spatial property |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | regularity |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bilaterality |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | radial symmetry |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | disproportion |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | proportion |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | symmetrize |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | symmetrical |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | equipoise |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | anisotropy |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | isotropic |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | physics |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | property |