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sym·met·ri·cal
(sĭ-mĕt′rĭ-kəl) also sym·met·ric (-rĭk)adj.
Of or exhibiting symmetry.
sym·met′ri·cal·ly adv.
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symmetric
(sɪˈmɛtrɪk)adj
1. (Logic) logic maths (of a relation) holding between a pair of arguments x and y when and only when it holds between y and x, as … is a sibling of … but not … is a brother of …. Compare asymmetric5, antisymmetric, nonsymmetric
2. (Mathematics) logic maths (of a relation) holding between a pair of arguments x and y when and only when it holds between y and x, as … is a sibling of … but not … is a brother of …. Compare asymmetric5, antisymmetric, nonsymmetric
3. another word for symmetrical5
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Adj. | 1. | symmetric - having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts parallel - being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting; "parallel lines never converge"; "concentric circles are parallel"; "dancers in two parallel rows" regular - in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle; "his regular calls on his customers"; "regular meals"; "regular duties" |
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symmetric
adjectiveCharacterized by or displaying symmetry, especially correspondence in scale or measure:
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Translations
symetrický
symmetrinen
simetričan
symmetrisk