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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> 3. (symmetric) being such that the terms or variables may be interchanged without altering the value, character, or truth <symmetric equations> <R is a symmetric relation if aRb implies bRa> 4. a. capable of division by a longitudinal plane into similar halves <symmetrical plant parts> b. having the same number of members in each whorl of floral leaves <symmetrical flowers> 5. affecting corresponding parts simultaneously and similarly <symmetrical rash> 6. exhibiting symmetry in a structural formula; especially being a derivative with groups substituted symmetrically in the molecule • symmetrically adverb • symmetricalness noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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