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- [si-me-tri-kuh l or si-me-trik]
- /sɪˈmɛ trɪ kəl or sɪˈmɛ trɪk/
- /sɪˈmetrɪkl/
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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 symmetrical word
- adjective symmetrical characterized by or exhibiting symmetry; well-proportioned, as a body or whole; regular in form or arrangement of corresponding parts. 1
- adjective symmetrical 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 symmetrical 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 symmetrical 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 symmetrical 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 symmetrical affecting corresponding parts simultaneously, as certain diseases. 1
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Origin of symmetrical
First appearance:
before 1745 One of the 47% newest English words
First recorded in 1745-55; symmetr(y) + -ical
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Symmetrical
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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symmetrical 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".
symmetrical usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for symmetrical
adj symmetrical
- all there — having his or her wits about him or her; of normal intelligence
- balletic — If you describe someone's movements as balletic, you mean that they have some of the graceful qualities of ballet.
- classical — You use classical to describe something that is traditional in form, style, or content.
- coextensive — of the same limits or extent
- commensurate — If the level of one thing is commensurate with another, the first level is in proportion to the second.
adjective symmetrical
- equilateral — Having all its sides of the same length.
Antonyms for symmetrical
adj symmetrical
- amorphic — Having no defined shape, lacking form; amorphous.
- deformed — disfigured or misshapen
- humpbacked — having a hump on the back.
- hunchbacked — humpbacked.
- ill-formed — badly formed.
adjective symmetrical
- asymmetric — Asymmetric means the same as asymmetrical.
- asymmetrical — Something that is asymmetrical has two sides or halves that are different in shape, size, or style.
- disproportioned — lack of proportion; lack of proper relationship in size, number, etc.: architectural disproportions.
- misproportioned — Having incorrect or distorted proportions.
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