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symmetry /sym·me·try/ (sim´ĕ-tre) correspondence in size, form, and arrangement of parts on opposite sides of a plane or around an axis.symmet´ricsymmet´rical bilateral symmetry the configuration of an irregularly shaped body (as the human body or that of higher animals) which can be divided by a longitudinal plane into halves that are mirror images of each other. inverse symmetry correspondence as between a part and its mirror image, wherein the right (or left) side of one part corresponds with the left (or right) side of the other. radial symmetry that in which the body parts are arranged regularly around a central axis.
bilateral symmetry Etymology: L, bis + latus, side; Gk, syn, together, metron, measure similar structure of the halves of an organism. symmetry correspondence in size, form and arrangement of parts on opposite sides of a plane, or around an axis. Often used to describe conformation. bilateral symmetry the configuration of an irregularly shaped body (such as the body of a higher animal) that can be divided by a longitudinal plane into halves that are mirror images of each other. radial symmetry that in which the body parts are arranged regularly around a central axis. bilateral symmetry adjective Referring to a form divisible into equal mirror halves in one plane only How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Body adornment--such as tattoos, henna designs, and hairstyles--and jewelry--such as fibulae-draw attention to the human form, playing off the balance of the body's bilateral symmetry (Prussin 1995:189). One such indicator is the degree of deviation from bilateral symmetry of faces and bodies. Now, Abraham is the first major canvas in which Newman departs from bilateral symmetry (yet without entirely freeing his composition from its hold) and the one in which he begins to investigate the power of lateral expansion. |
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