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    [Noun]  | "sym*me*try" | \ ˈsi-mə-trē \


    1: balanced proportions; also : beauty of form arising from balanced proportions

    2: the property of being symmetrical; especially : correspondence in size, shape, and relative position of parts on opposite sides of a dividing line or median plane or about a center or axis

    3: a rigid motion of a geometric figure that determines a one-to-one mapping onto itself

    Origin: 1563 ;

     Latin symmetria, from Greek, from symmetros symmetrical, from syn- + metron measure {mat|measure|};

    [Noun]  | "bilateral symmetry" 


    1: symmetry in which similar anatomical parts are arranged on opposite sides of a median axis so that only one plane can divide the individual into essentially identical halves

    Origin: 1828 ;

    [Noun]  | "radial symmetry" 


    1: the condition of having similar parts regularly arranged around a central axis

    Origin: 1872 ;

    [Noun]  | "ax*is" | \ ˈak-səs \


    1: a straight line about which a body or a geometric figure rotates or may be supposed to rotate

    2: a straight line with respect to which a body or figure is symmetrical —called also axis of symmetry

    3: a straight line that bisects at right angles a system of parallel chords of a curve and divides the curve into two symmetrical parts

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, "imaginary line passing through the center of a body, celestial axis," borrowed from Latin, "axletree, axle, chariot, celestial axis," going back to Indo-European *h2eḱs- "axle," whence also, with varying thematic derivation, Germanic *ahsō (whence Old English eax "axle," Old Saxon & Old High German ahsa), Old Russian/Eastern Church Slavic osĭ "axle," Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian ôs, Lithuanian ašìs, Old Prussian assis, Greek axon-, áxōn, Sanskrit ákṣaḥ, Avestan aša- "armpit";

      * Note : The Indo-European base *h2eḱs- also has derivatives with a suffixal l, for which see: , {axletree|axletree}; compare also Welsh echel "axle, pivot," Breton ahel, which may go back to *akselā. The various thematic forms and extensions of 2eḱs- may reflect a root noun rather than an i-stem as in Latin; see: E. Hamp, "Refining Indo-European Lexical Entries," Zeitschrift für vergleichende Sprachforschung, 95. Band, 1. Heft (1981), pp. 81-83. The original meaning of the noun may have been "shoulder joint"—if so, Avestan would be the only language to preserve this sense. It has been suggested that *h2eḱs- was formed by a root extension -s- from the verbal base *h2eǵ- "drive (cattle, etc.), set in motion (see: {agent|agent}).;

    [Noun]  | "cen*ter" | \ ˈsen-tər \


    1: the point around which a circle or sphere is described; broadly : a point that is related to a geometrical figure in such a way that for any point on the figure there is another point on the figure such that a straight line joining the two points is bisected by the original point —called also center of symmetry

    2: the center of the circle inscribed in a regular polygon

    3: a point, area, person, or thing that is most important or pivotal in relation to an indicated activity, interest, or condition

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English centre, borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin centrum "point of the stationary leg of a pair of compasses, midpoint of a circle or sphere," borrowed from Greek kéntron "sting, goad, point, stationary point of a pair of compasses, midpoint of a circle or sphere," probably reshaping (after the base verb kenteîn) of késtron "toothed implement, name for several nettle-like plants," from kentéō, kenteîn "to sting, goad, prick" (going back to Indo-European *ḱent-, *ḱnt- "sting, prick," whence Old High German hantag "pointed," Latvian sīts "hunting spear") + -tron, suffix of instruments;

    [Noun phrase]  | "center of symmetry" 


    1: center

    Origin: 1891 ;

    [Noun]  | "symmetry" 


    1: a balanced, pleasing, or suitable arrangement of parts;


      * e.g., " ... planted azalea bushes on both sides of the front steps for symmetry "




    [Noun]  | "axis" 


    1: a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest;


      * e.g., " ... in addition to being the suburb's social axis, the country club is the place where deals are made and partnerships are forged "



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    2: an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection;


      * e.g., " ... an axis of previously nonaligned nations "



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    [Noun]  | "center" 


    1: a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest;


      * e.g., " ... a stretch of coastline that has long been the area's center of tourism "




    2: an area or point that is an equal distance from all points along an edge or outer surface;


      * e.g., " ... the center of the earth "



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     [ "symmetry" ]

    1: The key to life. Symmetry makes the world go round.

      * e.g.,  ... Symmetry is Key. Everything must be aesthetically pleasing. That's why I use the two of you as twin pistols in order to preserve symmetry. When I hold you both I'm completely balanced on the right and left. It isn't perfect because your human forms are so different from each other though. Your hair styles and height for example. Even your boobs are different sizes! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You're disgustingly hideous! What the hell kind of thing are you? I've never seen anything more messed up in my life! Do you know nothing about symmetry? Whoever made you should be dug up from his grave, shot, and reburied! You make me violently ill. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sun clouds, I LOVE YOU!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I'm an abomination! I'm filthy and dirty! And unbalanced! Why is there only one set of stripes?! I'm garbage! Asymmetrical garbage! I deserve to die! 

     [ "symmetry" ]

    2: Death the Kid's sole virtue.

     [ "symmetry" ]

    1: The art of trying to get endless little dudes to reproduce and mame each other while you play god.

      * e.g.,  ... The girl cast her symmetry upon the builder and a full moon appeared. 

     [ "Symmetry" ]

    1: Slang for salvinorin B ethoxymethyl ether

      * e.g.,  ... Guy 1: I am going to vaporize 10 micrograms of symmetry and be able to feel it. 

     [ "Symmetry" ]

    2: Salvinorin B ethoxymethyl ether is a novel and unusually potent artificial salvinorin with an extremely limited history of human use.

      * e.g.,  ... Guy 2: Wow! that's more powerful than acid. 

     [ "Scar Symmetry" ]

    1: Scar Symmetry is a band from Avesta, Sweden. They play progressive melodic death metal. Many people say they are similar to Soilwork. Oh come on.... well, ok, you could say they are similar to Soilwork but: 1) They haven't sold out.

      * e.g.,  ... Scar Symmetry's new album, "Dark Matter Dimensions" is scheduled to be released on the 11th of September 200 It's scientifically proven that it's gonna kick unfathomable amounts of ass. 

     [ "Scar Symmetry" ]

    2: 2) Their lyrics are genius.

     [ "Scar Symmetry" ]

    3: 3) Their soloist Per Nilsson is Jesus himself.

     [ "Scar Symmetry" ]

    4: 4) Their songs don't sound the same, and they have no filler songs whatsoever.

     [ "Scar Symmetry" ]

    5: 5) Last, but not least, they DO change style, but don't ever sell out (this point is used by fans of sellout bands to defend these). They are the perfect demonstration on how to go more melodic and not to sell out at the same time - an attempt, at which both In Flames and Soilwork have failed miserably. Scar Symmetry are the new generation of Melodeath. They have come from Avesta to deliver Sweden from mainstream and gayness. They bring the world tidings of hope.

     [ "Origin of Symmetry" ]

    1: The second album by stellar UK band Muse. Considered by many to be their greatest album so far.

      * e.g.,  ... I love this new album, Origin of Symmetry. 

     [ "Origin of Symmetry" ]

    2:  New Born

     [ "Origin of Symmetry" ]

    3:  Bliss

     [ "Origin of Symmetry" ]

    4: Space Dementia

     [ "Origin of Symmetry" ]

    5:  Hyper Music

     [ "Origin of Symmetry" ]

    6:  Plug In Baby

     [ "Origin of Symmetry" ]

    7:  Citizen Erased

     [ "Origin of Symmetry" ]

    8:  Micro Cuts

     [ "Origin of Symmetry" ]

    9:  Screenager

     [ "Origin of Symmetry" ]

    10:  Darkshines

     [ "Origin of Symmetry" ]

    11: 10. Feeling Good

     [ "Origin of Symmetry" ]

    12: 1 Megalomania

     [ "Nippular Symmetry" ]

    1: The state in which ones nipples are not symmetrical in either size, shape, bulge, or distance.

      * e.g.,  ... "Hey Nick do you see what i see? That guy has one flat nipple and one nipple that bulges out, and this other guy with only one leg has perfect nippular symmetry!" 

     [ "Impractical Symmetry" ]

    1: The act of creating balance through using different objects

      * e.g.,  ... The way the lamp and the picture were around the couch gave it a sense of impractical symmetry 

     [ "self-symmetry" ]

    1: Having external symmetry with internally-symmetric parts which are asymmetric with respect to each other. There is only one such possible shape.

      * e.g.,  ... A shape with self-symmetry is externally symmetric and is made up of symmetric parts but is itself internally asymmetric. 

     [ "Swift Symmetry" ]

    1: Adj: A Ex post facto title for the period of time which passes between the initial meeting in a romantic relationship, and after the relationship has ended badly and the betrayer now finds themselves in the same situation as the one they had originally betrayed. A+B=AB

      * e.g.,  ... "Did you hear the girl your ex left you for just did the same thing to him that he did to you? Kinda funny, it's gotta swift symmetry to the whole ordeal it i guess." 

     [ "Swift Symmetry" ]

    2: AB+C=AC-B

     [ "Swift Symmetry" ]

    3: AC+D=CD-A During the period later to be described as swift symmetry, time has a feeling of moving painfully slow to the betrayed, but after the the greater picture has unraveled it's self, the same amount of time now seems to have flown by. Many use it to describe the faster actions of Karma. What goes around comes back around.

     [ "Female Origin Symmetry " ]

    1: A favorable distribution on the lateral side of females where the breasts and hiney have proportionate symmetrical curves centering around the body.

      * e.g.,  ... That girl's female origin symmetry makes me want to multiply! 

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