: the condition of having similar parts regularly arranged around a central axis
radially symmetricaladjective
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebAt the Rubenstein Arts Center on Duke University’s campus, an image from a microscope makes an alien landscape out of the knobby, radial symmetry of a sea urchin skeleton. Marissa Fessenden, Smithsonian, 12 July 2018
Word History
First Known Use
1872, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
radial symmetry
noun
: the condition of having similar parts regularly arranged around a central axis