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symmetry
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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symmetry †mutual relation of parts, proportion; due or just proportion. XVI. — F. †
symmetrie (mod.
symétrie) or L.
symmetria — Gr.
summetríā, f.
súmmetros commensurable, proportionable, symmetrical, f.
SYM- +
métron measure; see
-Y3.
Hence
symmetrical XVIII.
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Symmetry in Sign Language Poetry
Magazine article from: Sign Language Studies; 4/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...opened his classic 1952 lecture on symmetry with a clear definition of the concept: If I am not mistaken the word symmetry is used in our everyday language...proportioned, 'well-balanced, and symmetry denotes that sort of concordance...
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Symmetry, quasisymmetry, and critical phenomena (1,2).(Technical report)
Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of Physics; 6/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...models with built in symmetries often work extremely...models ignore large symmetry-breaking interactions...of how and why symmetries are effectively...there are strong symmetry-breaking interactions...of a system with symmetry group G span a...identification of the symmetries of a ...
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.Symmetry in season. (teaching symmetry using SuperPaint and The Geometer's SketchPad computer software)
Magazine article from: Teaching Children Mathematics; 1/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...1995) and a growing understanding of symmetry and angles to construct their own snowflakes...gardens that they can create with the symmetry tool of a computer-graphics program...in-class mathematics lessons about symmetry, Adrienne Urbanski, our Lower School...
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Symmetry Holdings Inc. Announces Closing of Acquisition of Novamerican Steel Inc.
Business Wire; 11/15/2007; 700+ words
; NEW YORK -- Symmetry Holdings Inc. ("Symmetry") (AMEX: SHJ, SHJ-U, and SHJ-WS) today announced...outstanding shares of Novamerican. The acquisition was approved by Symmetry's stockholders on October 25, 2007 and by Novamerican...
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Symmetry Holdings Receives Final Regulatory Approval for Acquisition of Novamerican Steel.
Business Wire; 10/15/2007; 700+ words
; NEW YORK -- Symmetry Holdings Inc. ("Symmetry") (AMEX: SHJ, SHJ-U, and SHJ-WS) is pleased to...with the approval granted under the Investment Canada Act, Symmetry made commitments to the Minister of Industry with respect...
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Symmetries of the alphabet.
Magazine article from: Word Ways; 8/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...rotational) symmetry (.137...all three symmetries (.205...R have no symmetry (,168...thee various symmetries appear with...rotational symmetry, These appear...theoretical symmetries. In particular...
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Symmetry and humans: reply to Mithen's 'Sexy Handaxe Theory.'.(Debate)(Report)
Magazine article from: Antiquity; 3/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...sexual selection is still relevant to the symmetry of Acheulean handaxes because this provides...conflation of the various factors relating to symmetry, attractiveness, and health. Crucially...selection for physical traits based on symmetry. For example, Koehler et al. (2002...
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Symmetry Communications Systems Opens New GPRS Facility In Taiwan.
Business Wire; 6/26/2000; 700+ words
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--June 26, 2000 Symmetry's New Facility in Taipei Will Focus...the Wireless Data Communications Market Symmetry Communications Systems today announced...opening a new facility in Taipei, Taiwan. Symmetry will also continue to expand its engineering...
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Symmetry Electronics Expands Liquid Crystal Display Program; Company's Display Distribution Portfolio Expands With NEC LCD Products.
Business Wire; 4/3/2003; 700+ words
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--April 3, 2003 Symmetry Electronics Corp., an emerging electronics...display (AM-LCD) module product line. Symmetry currently is an authorized distributor...have been defined and how to best apply Symmetry's value-added capabilities for use...
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Symmetry Electronics Enters North American Distribution Agreement With Elpida Memory -USA- Inc.; The Latest in a Series of Recent Wins Proves `'Bigger Isn't Always Better''.
Business Wire; 7/2/2001; 700+ words
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--July 2, 2001 Symmetry Electronics Corp., an emerging leader...in markets throughout North America. Symmetry will distribute Elpida's full line...multimedia and other electronics equipment. Symmetry's extensive background in memory enhances...
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Symmetry
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Science and Religion
...The existence of symmetries in natural phenomena...important violations of symmetry: Some organic...abstract notion of symmetry also lies at the...significance of symmetries for physics came...believed to be exact symmetries, until the discovery...of C - and P -symmetry violations in ...
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symmetry
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...symmetry). In biology, symmetry is studied in the correspondences...segments of a starfish (see symmetry, biological ). In physics, basic symmetries in nature underlie the various...laws . For example, the symmetry of space and time with respect...
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symmetry and asymmetry
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
symmetry and asymmetry Exhibiting external bilateral symmetry about a vertical midline, the human body consists of...left sides. The overwhelming preponderance of bilateral symmetry in the animal kingdom suggests that it provides an enormous...
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biological symmetry
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
biological symmetry similarity or balance between parts of...mirror-image halves are formed. Symmetry in body shapes is related to the lifestyles...organisms. Asymmetry, or the absence of symmetry, most often occurs in sessile organisms...
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crystal symmetry
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences
crystal symmetry In well-formed crystals, the symmetrically...the internal arrangement of atoms. The symmetry of individual crystals is determined by reference to three elements. The plane of symmetry (also called the ‘mirror...
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