symmetries
Balanced reflection patterns
Symmetries is the plural of symmetry, denoting instances or types of balanced, proportional arrangement.
In geometry and physics, symmetries describe properties that remain unchanged under certain transformations—rotation, reflection, or translation: The crystal's symmetries determine its optical properties.
Artists and architects exploit visual symmetries to create harmony and balance.
In abstract use, symmetries can refer to correspondences or parallels between different domains: curious symmetries between their two careers.
Returned light or thought
- rotationTurning on an axis
- translationConverting between languages
- axisRotation reference line
- mirrorReflective viewing surface
bilateral · congruence · isometry · transformation · invariant · equilateral · radial · tessellation
Recurring thematic element
- repetitionAct of redoing
- tessellationGapless plane coverage
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
- fractalShape repeating at every scale
lattice · grid · kaleidoscope · mandala · wallpaper · tiling · ornament · arabesque
Steadiness or amount owed
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- proportionComparative relation of parts
- beautyAesthetic excellence
- eleganceRefined, graceful quality
composition · form · design · unity · grace · classical · architecture · sculpture
Preventing waste or loss
- invarianceQuality of staying unchanged
- gaugeStandard of measurement
- supersymmetryBosons mirror fermions theoretically
- parityState of being equal
CPT · spontaneous · breaking · antimatter · chirality · Lorentz · spacetime · quantum
Involving two parties
- radialEmanating from center
- body planOrganism's fundamental structural arrangement
- organismLiving biological entity
- developmentalRelated to growth stages
facial · left-right · morphology · anatomical · starfish · jellyfish · flower · leaf
reflection
Returned light or thought
- rotationTurning on an axis
- translationConverting between languages
- axisRotation reference line
mirror · bilateral · congruence · isometry · transformation · invariant · equilateral · radial · tessellation · glide
motif
Recurring thematic element
- repetitionAct of redoing
- tessellationGapless plane coverage
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
fractal · lattice · grid · kaleidoscope · mandala · wallpaper · tiling · ornament · arabesque · interlace
balance
Steadiness or amount owed
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- proportionComparative relation of parts
- beautyAesthetic excellence
elegance · composition · form · design · unity · grace · classical · architecture · sculpture · visual
conservation
Preventing waste or loss
- invarianceQuality of staying unchanged
- gaugeStandard of measurement
- supersymmetryBosons mirror fermions theoretically
parity · CPT · spontaneous · breaking · antimatter · chirality · Lorentz · spacetime · quantum · field
bilateral
Involving two parties
- radialEmanating from center
- body planOrganism's fundamental structural arrangement
- organismLiving biological entity
developmental · facial · left-right · morphology · anatomical · starfish · jellyfish · flower · leaf · spiral
- particle physicsquark, quarks, lepton, leptons, boson
- theoretical physicsquantum mechanics, relativity, general relativity, special relativity, thermodynamics
symmetriesasymmetries
Unequal corresponding parts
imbalances · disproportions · irregularities · lopsidedness · unevenness
symmetriesasymmetries
Unequal corresponding parts
chaos · disorder · randomness · irregularities · disharmony
- symmetrical designPattern mirroring itself
asymmetrical, symmetrical, symmetric, symmetrically, asymmetries