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title: symmetry — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «symmetry» in the school dictionary: Symmetry is the state of having two halves that match exactly, or of being balanced in shape or form. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# symmetry

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**Who acts:** Symmetry, state, two halves, wings, square, She · **What happens:** be, have, match, balance, mean, show · **To what, where:** state, two halves, shape, pleasing shape, symmetry, four lines

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«symmetry» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [symmetry in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/symmetry.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Symmetry is the state of having two halves that match exactly, or of being balanced in shape or form.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:symmetry:m1:1
# text = Symmetry is the state of having two halves that match exactly, or of being balanced in shape or form.
1	Symmetry	symmetry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	having	have	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
7	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	halves	half	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	match	match	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
15	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	balanced	balance	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Symmetry | the state |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | gerund | the state *not said here* | two halves |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent half=Patient |
| 3 | **match** | present | two halves |  |  |  |  | exactly *property* | vn amalgamate-22.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **balance** | gerund · passive |  | the state *not said here* |  | shape or form |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: in shape=Location |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Symmetry in a person means a pleasing, even shape of the body.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:symmetry:m2:1
# text = Symmetry in a person means a pleasing, even shape of the body.
1	Symmetry	symmetry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
7	pleasing	pleasing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	even	even	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Symmetry in a person | a pleasing shape of the body |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shape=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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A butterfly's wings show symmetry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:symmetry:x1:1
# text = A butterfly's wings show symmetry.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	butterfly	butterfly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	wings	wing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	show	show	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	symmetry	symmetry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | a butterfly's wings | symmetry |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent symmetry=Recipient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The square has four lines of symmetry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:symmetry:x2:1
# text = The square has four lines of symmetry.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	square	square	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	lines	line	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	symmetry	symmetry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the square | four lines of symmetry |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent line=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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She was perfect in her symmetry and proportions.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:symmetry:x3:1
# text = She was perfect in her symmetry and proportions.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	perfect	perfect	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	symmetry	symmetry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	proportions	proportion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | She |  |  | her symmetry and proportions |  | perfect *property* | tree rules |

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**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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