monosymmetric

[ mon-uh-si-me-trik ]

adjectiveBiology, Botany.

Origin of monosymmetric

1
First recorded in 1875–80; mono- + symmetric
  • Also mon·o·sym·met·ri·cal [mon-uh-si-me-tri-kuhl] /ˌmɒn ə sɪˈmɛ trɪ kəl/ .

Other words from monosymmetric

  • mon·o·sym·met·ri·cal·ly, adverb
  • mon·o·sym·met·ry [mon-uh-sim-i-tree], /ˌmɒn əˈsɪm ɪ tri/, noun

Words Nearby monosymmetric

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British Dictionary definitions for monosymmetric

monosymmetric

monosymmetrical

/ (ˌmɒnəsɪˈmɛtrɪk) /


adjective
  1. crystallog variants of monoclinic

  2. botany variants of zygomorphic

Derived forms of monosymmetric

  • monosymmetrically, adverb
  • monosymmetry (ˌmɒnəˈsɪmɪtrɪ), noun

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