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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessimetría
Pronunciation / Transliteration: simetría
"La arquitectura clásica valora mucho la simmetría."
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The quality of being made up of exactly similar parts facing each other or around an axis.
"The formal garden was designed with strict symmetry."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek word 'symmetria', meaning 'agreement in dimensions, due proportion, arrangement', combining 'syn-' (together) and 'metron' (measure). Entering Middle French as 'symmetrie' and later Middle English in the late 16th century, the term initially denoted proportional harmony in art and architecture before expanding into mathematics and the physical sciences.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Symmetry" is said worldwide
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symétrie
Transliteration: symétrie
"Le visage humain manque souvent de parfaite symétrie."
Symmetrie
Transliteration: Symmetrie
"Das Gebäude besticht durch seine klare Symmetrie."
simmetria
Transliteration: simmetria
"L'artista ha cercato la simmetria nella sua opera."
simetría
Transliteration: simetría
"La arquitectura clásica valora mucho la simmetría."
simetria
Transliteration: simetria
"As asas da borboleta apresentam perfeita simetria."
समरूपता
Transliteration: samrupta
"ताजमहल की वास्तुकला में अद्भुत समरूपता है।"
对称
Transliteration: duìchèn
"这座建筑的设计体现了完美的对称。"
대칭
Transliteration: daeching
"이 나비의 날개는 완벽한 대칭을 이룹니다."
対称
Transliteration: taishō
"この庭園のデザインには美しい対称性があります。"
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