sym|met´ri|cal|ly

sym|met´ri|cal|ly
sym|met|ri|cal «sih MEHT ruh kuhl», adjective.
1. having symmetry; regular in form; well-proportioned: »

symmetrical figures ... Symmetrical as an endless row of lead soldiers (Newsweek).

 SYNONYM(S): balanced.
2. Botany. a) (of a flower) having the same number of parts (sepals, petals, stamens, and carpels) in each whorl; isomerous. b) (of a flower). divisible vertically into similar halves either by one plane only (bilaterally symmetrical or zygomorphic) or by two or more planes (radially symmetrical or actinomorphic).
3. Chemistry. a) having a structural formula characterized by symmetry. b) denoting a derivative of benzene in which hydrogen atoms occupying positions one, three, and five have been replaced.
4. Logic, Mathematics. (of propositions, equations, and the like) so constituted that the value or truth is not changed by interchanging the terms.
5. Medicine. (of a disease) affecting corresponding organs or parts at the same time, as both arms or both lungs or both ears equally: »

a symmetrical infection.

–sym|met´ri|cal|ly, adverb.
–sym|met´ri|cal|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • sym|met|ri|cal — «sih MEHT ruh kuhl», adjective. 1. having symmetry; regular in form; well proportioned: »symmetrical figures ... Symmetrical as an endless row of lead soldiers (Newsweek). SYNONYM(S): balanced. 2. Botany. a) (of a flower) having the same number… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sym|met´ri|cal|ness — sym|met|ri|cal «sih MEHT ruh kuhl», adjective. 1. having symmetry; regular in form; well proportioned: »symmetrical figures ... Symmetrical as an endless row of lead soldiers (Newsweek). SYNONYM(S): balanced. 2. Botany. a) (of a flower) having… …   Useful english dictionary

  • bi´sym|met´ri|cal|ly — bi|sym|met|ri|cal «BY sih MEHT ruh kuhl», adjective. bilaterally symmetrical; zygomorphic. –bi´sym|met´ri|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • bi|sym|met|ri|cal — «BY sih MEHT ruh kuhl», adjective. bilaterally symmetrical; zygomorphic. –bi´sym|met´ri|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • dis´sym|met´ri|cal|ly — dis|sym|met|ri|cal «DIHS sih MEHT ruh kuhl», adjective. 1. not symmetrical. 2. symmetrical in reverse; having the same form but not superposable: »The right and left hands of a person are dissymmetrical. –dis´sym|met´ri|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • dis|sym|met|ri|cal — «DIHS sih MEHT ruh kuhl», adjective. 1. not symmetrical. 2. symmetrical in reverse; having the same form but not superposable: »The right and left hands of a person are dissymmetrical. –dis´sym|met´ri|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • un´sym|met´ri|cal|ly — un|sym|met|ri|cal «UHN sih MEHT ruh kuhl», adjective. not symmetrical; lacking symmetry; asymmetrical. –un´sym|met´ri|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • un|sym|met|ri|cal — «UHN sih MEHT ruh kuhl», adjective. not symmetrical; lacking symmetry; asymmetrical. –un´sym|met´ri|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • an´|ti|sym|met´ri|cal|ly — an|ti|sym|met|ric «AN tee sih MEHT rihk», adjective. 1. Mathematics. denoting a function which is transformed into its negative when its variables are interchanged in pairs. 2. Physics. denoting a system in which each point has properties… …   Useful english dictionary

  • a´sym|met´ri|cal|ly — a|sym|met|ric «AY suh MEHT rihk, AS uh », adjective. 1. not symmetrical; lacking symmetry. 2. Logic. denoting a relationship between terms which cannot be reversed. In “John is the father of Bill,” is the father of is asymmetric.… …   Useful english dictionary

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