symmetry

/ˈsɪm.ə.tri/

意味: 対称

例文: Lena admired the flower’s symmetry.
　　  レナは花の対称性に見とれた。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: perfect symmetry(完全な対称性), bilateral symmetry(左右対称), radial symmetry(放射対称)

定義: 物や形が左右や上下で同じ形や大きさになっていること。例えば、蝶の羽や人間の顔が左右対称であることを指します。対称性があると、物がバランスよく見えたり、調和が取れていると感じられます。

symmetryは約300,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

Definitions(定義)

Noun: (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
Noun: balance among the parts of something
Noun: (physics) the property of being isotropic; having the same value when measured in different directions

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun

Examples(例文)

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): balance, correspondence, isotropy, proportion, symmetricalness, symmetry

Antonyms(反意語): anisotropy, asymmetry, disproportion

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): balance, property, spatial property

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): actinism, age, analyticity, anisotropy, asymmetry, bodily property, characteristic, chemical property, compositeness, concentration, conformation, connectivity, consistency, constitution, degree, dimensionality, directionality, disposition, duality, edibility, extension, fullness, heredity, hydrophobicity, isotropy, magnitude, manner, obliqueness, olfactory property, optics, physical property, primality, saltiness, selectivity, shape, size, solvability, sound property, spatial property, strength, sustainability, symmetry, tactile property, taste property, temporal property, unsolvability, vascularity, viability, visual property, weakness

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): bilaterality, radial symmetry, regularity

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: isotropic, isotropous, proportion, symmetric, symmetrical, symmetrise, symmetrize

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: rare

Usage Context: general

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高校レベル

英検2級

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Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) Yes

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) Yes

Emotion Categories: joy, positive, trust