SYMMETRICAL


Meaning of SYMMETRICAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sə-ˈme-tri-kəl ]

adjective

or sym·met·ric -trik

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 a R b implies b R a

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

• sym·met·ri·cal·ly -tri-k(ə-)lē adverb

• sym·met·ri·cal·ness -kəl-nəs noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.