Symmetry about a central axis, as in a starfish or a tulip flower.
〔主生〕辐射对称
starfish have a fivefold radial symmetry
Example sentencesExamples
The flower-head consists of a set of petals arranged in radial symmetry around a cluster of stamens, and the flower-head is carried on a stalk which bears a set of leaves.
The jellyfish and starfish both live in the water, have radial symmetry, and are invertebrates, so you might suppose that they belong together in a group.
If you were to watch an embryonic starfish develop, you would see that it begins life bilaterally, but switches to radial symmetry as it matures.
The group is easily recognized by their radial symmetry, with a central nonseptate axis to which are attached whorls of lateral appendages which may or may not be branched.
A variant has also been developed to acquire metabolite maps from plants with high radial symmetry.
Definition of radial symmetry in US English:
radial symmetry
noun
Biology
Symmetry around a central axis, as in a starfish or a tulip flower.
〔主生〕辐射对称
starfish have a fivefold radial symmetry
Example sentencesExamples
A variant has also been developed to acquire metabolite maps from plants with high radial symmetry.
The jellyfish and starfish both live in the water, have radial symmetry, and are invertebrates, so you might suppose that they belong together in a group.
The group is easily recognized by their radial symmetry, with a central nonseptate axis to which are attached whorls of lateral appendages which may or may not be branched.
If you were to watch an embryonic starfish develop, you would see that it begins life bilaterally, but switches to radial symmetry as it matures.
The flower-head consists of a set of petals arranged in radial symmetry around a cluster of stamens, and the flower-head is carried on a stalk which bears a set of leaves.