English > symmetric: 1 sense > adjective 1| Meaning | Having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding / corresponding parts. |
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| Synonym | symmetrical |
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| Narrower | bilateral, isobilateral, bilaterally symmetrical, bilaterally symmetric | Having identical parts on each side of an axis |
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| biradial | showing both bilateral and radial symmetry |
| cruciate, cruciform | shaped like a cross |
| even, regular | symmetrically arranged |
| interchangeable | (mathematics, logic) such that the arguments or roles can be interchanged |
| isosceles | (of a triangle) having two sides of equal length |
| radial, stellate, radiate | Arranged like rays or radii |
| radially symmetrical, centrosymmetric | Having a symmetrical arrangement of radiating parts about a central point |
| rhombohedral, trigonal | Having threefold symmetry |
| See also | parallel | everywhere equidistant and not intersecting |
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| regular | In accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle |
| Opposite | asymmetrical, asymmetric | Characterized by asymmetry in the spatial arrangement or placement of parts or components |
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| Spanish | simétrico |
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| Catalan | simètric |
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| Nouns | symmetry | (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation |
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| symmetry | balance among the parts of something |
