symmetrical
or sym·met·ric
[si-me-tri-kuhl or si-me-trik]
adjective
characterized by or exhibiting symmetry; well-proportioned, as a body or whole; regular in form or arrangement of corresponding parts.
Geometry.
- 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.
- noting a set consisting of pairs of points having this relation with respect to the same axis.
- 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).
- noting a set consisting of pairs of points having this relation with respect to the same center.
Often symmetric. Mathematics.
- noting a square matrix that is equal to its transpose.
- noting a dyad or dyadic that is equal to its conjugate.
- noting a relation in which one element in relation to a second implies the second in relation to the first.
Botany.
- divisible into two similar parts by more than one plane passing through the center; actinomorphic.
- (of a flower) having the same number of parts in each whorl.
Chemistry.
- having a structure that exhibits a regular repeated pattern of the component parts.
- noting a benzene derivative in which three substitutions have occurred at alternate carbon atoms.
affecting corresponding parts simultaneously, as certain diseases.
Origin of symmetrical
Synonyms for symmetrical
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balanced, commensurable, commensurate, equal, proportional, proportionate, regular, shapely, well-formedExamples from the Web for symmetric
Historical Examples of symmetric
The normal profile is thus a symmetric cone with a flaring base.
The Elements of GeologyWilliam Harmon Norton
Fig. 217 shows a triskelion of symmetric spirals turned to the right.
The SwastikaThomas Wilson
Our hands, feet, and ears afford other illustrations of symmetric solids.
The Teaching of GeometryDavid Eugene Smith
Secondary manifestations are usually bilateral, and often symmetric in configuration and distribution.
Now it is the same thing with symmetric spherical triangles; we cannot superpose them.
The Teaching of GeometryDavid Eugene Smith
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