symmetry

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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

Regularity of form

Nouns — symmetry, proportion, balance, parallelism; uniformity, correspondence, congruity, regularity, regular arrangement; order, harmony, eurythmy; shapeliness, form, beauty, eurythmics.

Verbs — symmetrize, make symmetrical, balance, proportion, regularize, harmonize, coordinate, equalize.

Adjectives — symmetric[al], proportional, balanced, bilateral, parallel, coextensive; corresponding, congruent, consistent, coordinate, equal (see equality); even, regular, uniform, orderly, harmonious, eurythmic; shapely, well-set, well-formed, finished, beautiful, classic.

Quotations — Tiger! Tiger! burning bright in the forests of the night, what immortal hand or eye could frame thy fearful symmetry? (William Blake).

Antonyms, see distortion, irregularity.

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(Roget's IV) n.

Syn. proportion, arrangement, order, harmony, equality, regularity, conformity, agreement, finish, shapeliness, centrality, evenness, balance, equivalence, equilibrium, equipoise, similarity.

Syn.- symmetry , with reference to the interrelation of parts to form an aesthetically pleasing whole, strictly implies correspondence in the form, size, arrangement, etc. of parts on either side of a median line or plane; proportion implies a gracefulness that results from the measured fitness in size or arrangement of parts to each other or to the whole; harmony implies such agreement or proportionate arrangement of parts, as in size, color, or form, as to make a pleasing impression; balance suggests the offsetting or contrasting of parts so as to produce an aesthetic equilibrium in the whole

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(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n.

[SIM uh tree]

similarity or correspondence in form, uniformity, balance.

They evened out the forms to create a rough symmetry.

SYN.: similarity, correspondence, balance, parity, proportion, uniformity, evenness, congruity, harmony, grace.

ANT.: asymmetry, imbalance, unevenness

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(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun Satisfying arrangement marked by even distribution of elements, as in a design: balance, harmony, proportion. See BEAUTIFUL.