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Definition
balance among the parts of something
or more specifically:
having an exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
or more specifically:
having an exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
- Both are massive enough in all conscience; but there is a certain mathematical symmetry in the Sperm Whale's which the Right Whale's sadly lacks.Chapters 73-75 -- Stubb and Flask Kill a Right Whale; The Sperm Whale's Head, The Right Whale's Head (46% in)
There are no more uses of "symmetry" in Moby Dick.
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