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  • 1symmetry — symmetry, proportion, balance, harmony are comparable chiefly as used in the arts of design and decoration to mean a quality which gives aesthetic pleasure and which depends upon the proper relating of details and parts to each other (as in… …

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  • 2Symmetry — For other uses, see Symmetry (disambiguation) …

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  • 3symmetry — /sim i tree/, n., pl. symmetries. 1. the correspondence in size, form, and arrangement of parts on opposite sides of a plane, line, or point; regularity of form or arrangement in terms of like, reciprocal, or corresponding parts. 2. the proper or …

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  • 4Symmetry group — Not to be confused with Symmetric group. This article is about the abstract algebraic structures. For other meanings, see Symmetry group (disambiguation). A tetrahedron can be placed in 12 distinct positions by rotation alone. These are… …

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  • 5symmetry — noun (plural tries) Etymology: Latin symmetria, from Greek, from symmetros symmetrical, from syn + metron measure more at measure Date: 1563 1. balanced proportions; also beauty of form arising from balanced proportions 2. the property of being… …

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  • 6symmetry — Equality or correspondence in form of parts distributed around a center or an axis, at the extremities or poles, or on the opposite sides of any body. [G. symmetria, fr. sym + metron, measure] inverse s. correspondence of the right or left side… …

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  • 7Dihedral symmetry in three dimensions — This article deals with three infinite sequences of point groups in three dimensions which have a symmetry group that as abstract group is a dihedral group Dihn ( n ≥ 2 ). See also point groups in two dimensions. Chiral: Dn (22n) of… …

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  • 8Rotational symmetry — Generally speaking, an object with rotational symmetry is an object that looks the same after a certain amount of rotation. An object may have more than one rotational symmetry; for instance, if reflections or turning it over are not counted, the …

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  • 9Axis of symmetry — Axis Ax is, n.; pl. {Axes}. [L. axis axis, axle. See {Axle}.] A straight line, real or imaginary, passing through a body, on which it revolves, or may be supposed to revolve; a line passing through a body or system around which the parts are… …

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  • 10Octahedral symmetry — The cube is the most common shape with octahedral symmetry A regular octahedron has 24 rotational (or orientation preserving) symmetries, and a symmetry order of 48 including transformations that combine a reflection and a rotation. A cube has… …

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