symmetry
symmetry
[ˈsɪmɪtri]
(pl. -ies)
symmetrize
verb
[ˈsɪmɪtri]
(pl. -ies)
- [mass noun]the quality of being made up of exactly similar parts facing each other or around an axis
对称（性）
this series has a line of symmetry through its centre.
这个系列在中间有一条对称线。
a crystal structure with hexagonal symmetry.
六边对称的水晶体。
■correct or pleasing proportion of the parts of a thing
匀称
an overall symmetry making the poem pleasant to the ear.
使这首诗读起来十分悦耳的总体对仗。
■similarity or exact correspondence between different things
（不同事物之间的）对等（或相似）
families where there is symmetry between husband and wife on the paid job dimension.
丈夫和妻子工资水平相差无几的家庭。
[count noun]history sometimes exhibits weird symmetries between events.
历史有时候表现出令人不可思议的相似性。
■[count noun](Physics & Mathematics)a law or operation where a physical property or process has an equivalence in two or more directions
(物理，数)对称
symmetrize
verb
- (亦作 -ise)
- mid 16th cent. (denoting proportion): from French symétrie or Latin symmetria, from Greek, from sun- 'with' + metron 'measure'
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