symmetrical
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trɪ adjective
1.
characterized by or exhibiting symmetry; well-proportioned, as a body or whole; regular in form or arrangement of corresponding parts.
2.
Geometry.
a.
noting two points in a plane such that the line segment joining the points is bisected by an axis: Points (1, 1) and (1, −1) are symmetrical with respect to the x-axis.
b.
noting a set consisting of pairs of points having this relation with respect to the same axis.
c.
noting two points in a plane such that the line segment joining the points is bisected by a point or center: The points (1, 1) and (−1, −1) are symmetrical with respect to (0, 0).
d.
noting a set consisting of pairs of points having this relation with respect to the same center.
3.
Often, symmetric. Mathematics.
a.
noting a square matrix that is equal to its transpose.
b.
noting a dyad or dyadic that is equal to its conjugate.
c.
noting a relation in which one element in relation to a second implies the second in relation to the first.
4.
Botany.
a.
divisible into two similar parts by more than one plane passing through the center; actinomorphic.
b.
(of a flower) having the same number of parts in each whorl.
5.
Chemistry.
a.
having a structure that exhibits a regular repeated pattern of the component parts.
b.
noting a benzene derivative in which three substitutions have occurred at alternate carbon atoms.
Also, sym·met·ric.
Related forms
sym·met·ri·cal·ly, adverb
sym·met·ri·cal·ness, noun
non·sym·met·ri·cal, adjective
un·sym·met·ri·cal, adjective
un·sym·met·ri·cal·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. balanced, orderly, regular, congruent.
1. balanced, orderly, regular, congruent.
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World English Dictionary
symmetrical (sɪˈmɛtrɪkəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | Compare asymmetric possessing or displaying symmetry |
| 2. | maths |
| a. (of two points) capable of being joined by a line that is bisected by a given point or bisected perpendicularly by a given line or plane: the points | |
| b. (of a configuration) having pairs of points that are symmetrical about a given point, line, or plane: a circle is symmetrical about a diameter | |
| c. (of an equation or function of two or more variables) remaining unchanged in form after an interchange of two variables: x + y = z is a symmetrical equation | |
| 3. | chem (of a compound) having a molecular structure in which substituents are symmetrical about the molecule |
| 4. | botany another word for isomerous |
| 5. | Also: symmetric (of a disease, infection, etc) affecting both sides of the body or corresponding parts, such as both legs |
| sym'metrically | |
| —adv | |
| sym'metricalness | |
| —n | |
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Science Dictionary
symmetric (sĭ-mět'rĭk) or symmetrical (sĭ-mět'rĭk) Pronunciation Key
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Example sentences
The key names were scattered around the grid, not symmetrical as they would be now.
Engineering a purposeful tilt or asymmetry takes far more design and study than to build a straight symmetrical building.
Showy, deep pink to red bilaterally symmetrical flowers bloom in profusion near the top of this leafy, several-stemmed plant.
It's all reddish brick and concrete and symmetrical lines, as imaginative as a driveway.
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