左さ右ゆう対たい称しょう

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Meanings

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', na-adjective

bilateral symmetry; left-right symmetry

Refers to symmetry between left and right sides, often used in design, biology, and mathematics.

〈物もの〉は左さ右ゆう対たい称しょうだ〈thing〉 is symmetrical (left-right)
この建たて物ものは左さ右ゆう対たい称しょうだ。
This building is symmetrical.
左さ右ゆう対たい称しょうに〈動どう詞し〉to do something in a left-right symmetrical way
家か具ぐを左さ右ゆう対たい称しょうに配はい置ちした。
I arranged the furniture symmetrically.
左さ右ゆう対たい称しょうな〈物もの〉a symmetrical 〈thing〉
蝶ちょうの羽はねは左さ右ゆう対たい称しょうな模も様ようをしている。
A butterfly's wings have a symmetrical pattern.

対たい称しょうN1
対称 is the general term for symmetry of any kind, while 左右対称 specifies symmetry between the left and right sides.
線せん対たい称しょう
線対称 refers to symmetry across any line (a broader mathematical concept), while 左右対称 specifically means symmetry along a vertical left-right axis.

非ひ対たい称しょう
非対称 means asymmetrical, the direct opposite of 左右対称's balanced left-right symmetry.
左さ右ゆう非ひ対たい称しょうN1
左右対称 describes bilateral symmetry, the exact opposite of 左右非対称's lack of symmetry between left and right sides.

点てん対たい称しょう
点対称 describes symmetry around a single central point (like a pinwheel), which learners can confuse with 左右対称's mirror symmetry across a vertical axis.

Compound of 左右 (left and right) and 対称 (symmetry).