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Symmetry Parts Side Body Objects Equal Distances Candlesticks

Front symmetry
Pron ['sɪmətri]
Back 【symmetry】
n.对称 adj.symmetrical
A swollen cheek spoiled the symmetry of his handsome face.
一边肿的面颊破坏了他英俊的脸庞的对称。
Vocab
symmetrybalance among the parts of something

Things that have symmetry are balanced, with each side reflecting the other. A human body has such complex symmetry, from eyes, ears, and nostrils to arms, legs, and feet, that even a minor injury can make a body look unbalanced.

Snowflakes and butterflies often have a remarkable natural symmetry, with patterns on one side matched by those on the other. Objects that have identical or very similar parts lying at equal distances from a central point or line or plane — that is, objects that have symmetry — often work better. Symmetry helps boats stay upright in water. In design, symmetry is a balancing of objects, as when two candlesticks on a fireplace mantel are at equal distances from the center of the mantel. A lack of symmetry — i.e., asymmetry — might mean putting both candlesticks together at one end of the mantel.

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