If something is symmetrical, it has two halves which are exactly the same, except that one half is the mirror image of the other.
...the neat rows of perfectly symmetrical windows.
Synonyms: balanced, regular, proportional, in proportion More Synonyms of symmetrical
symmetrically (sɪmetrɪkli)adverb [ADVERB with verb]
The south garden at Sissinghurst was composed symmetrically.
symmetrical in British English
(sɪˈmɛtrɪkəl)
adjective
1.
possessing or displaying symmetry
Compare asymmetric
2. mathematics
a.
(of two points) capable of being joined by a line that is bisected by a given point or bisected perpendicularly by a given line or plane
the points (x, y) and (–x, –y) are symmetrical about the origin
b.
(of a configuration) having pairs of points that are symmetrical about a given point, line, or plane
a circle is symmetrical about a diameter
c.
(of an equation or function of two or more variables) remaining unchanged in form after an interchange of two variables
x + y = z is a symmetrical equation
3. chemistry
(of a compound) having a molecular structure in which substituents are symmetrical about the molecule
4. botany another word for isomerous
5. Also: symmetric
(of a disease, infection, etc) affecting both sides of the body or corresponding parts, such as both legs
Derived forms
symmetrically (symˈmetrically)
adverb
symmetricalness (symˈmetricalness)
noun
symmetrical in American English
(sɪˈmɛtrɪkəl)
adjective
having or showing symmetry
; specif.,
a. Botany
that can be divided into similar halves by a plane passing through the center; also, having the same number of parts in each whorl of leaves
said of a flower
b. Chemistry
exhibiting a regular repeated pattern of atoms in the structural formula; specif., designating a compound (benzene derivative) in which substitution takes place at the alternate carbon atoms
c. Ancient Mathematics and Logic
designating an equation, relation, etc. whose terms can be interchanged without affecting its validity
d. Medicine
affecting corresponding parts of the body simultaneously in the same way
said of a disease, infection, etc.
Also symˈmetric
Derived forms
symmetrically (symˈmetrically)
adverb
Word origin
symmetry + -ical
Examples of 'symmetrical' in a sentence
symmetrical
The glasses are perfectly symmetrical so the wearer can change the eye that is blocked by simply turning them upside down.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Oh, and he has to have a symmetrical body.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The neat symmetrical front owes a lot to Ashbee.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
There's something satisfyingly symmetrical about that.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The main thing you are looking for is that, from front and back, both sides of the body are symmetrical.
Lamplugh, Diana & Sterwin, Diana & Nottidge, Pamela Survive the Nine to Five - a woman's guide to working well (1989)
In other languages
symmetrical
British English: symmetrical /sɪˈmɛtrɪkl/ ADJECTIVE
If something is symmetrical, it has two halves which are exactly the same, except that one half is the mirror image of the other.
...rows of perfectly symmetrical windows.
American English: symmetrical
Arabic: مُتَمَاثِل
Brazilian Portuguese: simétrico
Chinese: 对称的
Croatian: simetričan
Czech: symetrický
Danish: symmetrisk
Dutch: symmetrisch
European Spanish: simétrico
Finnish: symmetrinen
French: symétrique
German: symmetrisch
Greek: συμμετρικός
Italian: simmetrico
Japanese: 左右対称の
Korean: 대칭적인
Norwegian: symmetrisk
Polish: symetryczny
European Portuguese: simétrico
Romanian: simetric
Russian: симметричный
Latin American Spanish: simétrico
Swedish: symmetrisk
Thai: ซึ่งมีสัดส่วนสมดุลกัน
Turkish: simetrik
Ukrainian: симетричний
Vietnamese: đối xứng
Chinese translation of 'symmetrical'
symmetrical
(sɪˈmɛtrɪkl)
adj
对(對)称(稱)的 (duìchèn de)
(adjective)
the neat rows of perfectly symmetrical windows
Synonyms
balanced
regular
regular rows of wooden huts
proportional
Loss of weight is directly proportional to the progress of the disease.
in proportion
well-proportioned
Opposites
irregular
,
unbalanced
,
asymmetrical
,
disorderly
,
unequal
,
lopsided
,
unsymmetrical
Additional synonyms
in the sense of proportional
Definition
being in proportion
Loss of weight is directly proportional to the progress of the disease.