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# symmetry

«symmetry» in Mova's school dictionary: **the state of having two halves that match exactly, or of…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (no plural)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Symmetry is the state of having two halves that match exactly, or of being balanced in shape or form. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/symmetry/#m1)

2) Symmetry in a person means a pleasing, even shape of the body. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/symmetry/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

in the tales a fine balance of shape; in lessons a shape with a line of symmetry, where one half is a mirror of the other

### examples

- A butterfly's wings show symmetry. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/symmetry/#x1)
- The square has four lines of symmetry. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/symmetry/#x2)
- She was perfect in her symmetry and proportions. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/symmetry/#x3)

### note

Symmetry gives no number, but matching parts can be counted to check a total; the word itself changes no count.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «symmetry» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/symmetry/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.