συμμετρία

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From σύμμετρος (súmmetros, symmetrical) +‎ -ία (-ía), from σῠν- (sun-, with) +‎ μέτρον (métron, measure).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

σῠμμετρῐ́ᾱ (summetríāf (genitive σῠμμετρῐ́ᾱς); first declension

  1. commensurability
  2. symmetry, due proportion
  3. a woman's robe without a train

Inflection

Antonyms

Descendants

  • > Greek: συμμετρία (symmetría) (inherited)
  • Latin: symmetria (see there for further descendants)
  • Russian: симметрия (simmetrija)

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek συμμετρία (summetría)

Noun

συμμετρία (symmetríaf (plural συμμετρίες)

  1. symmetry, harmony, proportion
    Antonym: ασυμμετρία (asymmetría)

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