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- [si-me-tri-kuh l or si-me-trik]
- /sɪˈmɛ trɪ kəl or sɪˈmɛ trɪk/
- /ˈsɪm.ə.tri/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [si-me-tri-kuh l or si-me-trik]
- /sɪˈmɛ trɪ kəl or sɪˈmɛ trɪk/
Definitions of symmetric word
- adjective symmetric characterized by or exhibiting symmetry; well-proportioned, as a body or whole; regular in form or arrangement of corresponding parts. 1
- adjective symmetric 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. 1
- adjective symmetric 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. 1
- adjective symmetric 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. 1
- adjective symmetric 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. 1
- adjective symmetric affecting corresponding parts simultaneously, as certain diseases. 1
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Origin of symmetric
First appearance:
before 1745 One of the 47% newest English words
First recorded in 1745-55; symmetr(y) + -ical
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Parts of speech for Symmetric
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symmetric popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
symmetric usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for symmetric
adj symmetric
- disproportional — not in proportion; disproportionate.
- disproportionate — not proportionate; out of proportion, as in size or number.
- inclinatory — characterized by inclination.
- lopsided — heavier, larger, or more developed on one side than on the other; unevenly balanced; unsymmetrical.
adjective symmetric
- asperous — Rough, rugged, uneven.
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