regularity

  • 121irregularity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Nouns irregularity, variability, deviation, caprice, uncertainty; tardiness, unpunctuality (see lateness); intermittence, fitfulness, inconstancy. See changeableness, unconformity, discontinuance,… …

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  • 122steady — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. firm, secure, stable; constant, unvarying, uniform; regular, habitual; trustworthy. See stability, regularity.Ant., unsteady, unstable. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Showing little variation] Syn.… …

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  • 123symmetry — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Regularity of form Nouns symmetry, proportion, balance, parallelism; uniformity, correspondence, congruity, regularity, regular arrangement; order, harmony, eurythmy; shapeliness, form, beauty,… …

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  • 124uniformity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Homogeneity Nouns uniformity, homogeneity, evenness, consistency, monotony, sameness; regularity. See conformity, continuity, symmetry, order, unity. Verbs 1. make uniform, homogenize, normalize,… …

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  • 125normality — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Mediocrity] Syn. regularity, ordinariness, commonplaceness, uniformity, standardness, averageness, commonness, commonality, unremarkableness; see also regularity . 2. [Sanity] Syn. normalcy, mental balance, reason; see… …

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  • 126swing — vb 1 Swing, wave, flourish, brandish, shake, thrash are comparable when they mean to wield or to handle something so that it moves alternately backward and forward or upward and downward or around and around. Swing often implies regular… …

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  • 127symmetry — sym•me•try [[t]ˈsɪm ɪ tri[/t]] n. pl. tries 1) bio the correspondence in size, form, and arrangement of parts on opposite sides of a plane, line, or point; regularity of form or arrangement in terms of like, reciprocal, or corresponding parts 2)… …

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  • 128Axis of symmetry — Symmetry Sym me*try, n. [L. symmetria, Gr. ?; sy n with, together + ? a measure: cf. F. sym[ e]trie. See {Syn }, and {Meter} rhythm.] 1. A due proportion of the several parts of a body to each other; adaptation of the form or dimensions of the… …

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