symmetrical

symmetrical
or symmetric adjective Date: 1653 1. having, involving, or exhibiting symmetry 2. having corresponding points whose connecting lines are bisected by a given point or perpendicularly bisected by a given line or plane <
symmetrical curves
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3. (symmetric) being such that the terms or variables may be interchanged without altering the value, character, or truth <
symmetric equations
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R is a symmetric relation if aRb implies bRa
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4. a. capable of division by a longitudinal plane into similar halves <
symmetrical plant parts
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b. having the same number of members in each whorl of floral leaves <
symmetrical flowers
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5. affecting corresponding parts simultaneously and similarly <
symmetrical rash
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6. exhibiting symmetry in a structural formula; especially being a derivative with groups substituted symmetrically in the molecule • symmetrically adverbsymmetricalness noun

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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