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单词 symmetrical
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Definition of symmetrical in English:

symmetrical

adjective sɪˈmɛtrɪk(ə)lsəˈmɛtrɪk(ə)l
  • Made up of exactly similar parts facing each other or around an axis; showing symmetry.

    对称的;匀称的

    the shape of a hill, smooth and symmetrical
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Judges described it as symmetrical with plenty of substance in the flower.
    • Everything is the same; it's perfectly symmetrical in every direction.
    • The sum of a figure and its centrally symmetrical image has central symmetry.
    • The first cleavage usually passes through the midline, dividing the egg into two initially symmetrical halves.
    • In a perfectly symmetrical face, all midpoints will fall on the vertical midline.
    • Moreover, a curve of constant width need not be symmetrical or even consist of circular arcs.
    • Males compete in the bodybuilding competition with judges looking for symmetrical muscularity.
    • I positioned things close to the symmetrical axes and sight lines but always a bit off.
    • A molecule is said to be symmetrical if it can be divided into equal mirror image parts by a line or a plane.
    • The hair was parted with geometrical accuracy as though drawn with compasses, and fell in two symmetrical, wavy lines.
    • Her lipstick is done so well, you'd think they'd want her face to be symmetrical.
    • A bony ridge may form over the fused suture and the ears may not be symmetrical (not at equal heights on each side).
    • Ever wondered why the apples and tomatoes in your supermarket are so symmetrical, so uniform in colour and texture?
    • The US researchers also found that women were more likely to be tempted into infidelity by men with symmetrical features.
    • The pressure hulls are arranged parallel to each other and symmetrical to a centerplane.
    • Note that each shell valve is symmetrical about the midline, but the two shell valves are often unequal in size.
    • Lemmer's geometric, symmetrical sculptures are clearly variations on a theme.
    • Trees, shrubs and long grass with a symmetrical spiderweb of cobblestone paths wending through them.
    • Well, humans do like symmetry and pattern, and math tends to make symmetrical, patterned images.
    • Even today its streets run in symmetrical lines and neat intersections.
    Synonyms
    regular, uniform, consistent
    evenly shaped, aligned, in line, congruous, equal
    mirror-image, mirror-like
    well balanced, balanced, well proportioned, proportional, in proportion, regular, even, harmonious

Derivatives

  • symmetrically

  • adverb sɪˈmɛtrɪk(ə)lisəˈmɛtrək(ə)li
    • Symmetry symbolises perfection and beauty: faultless petals arranged symmetrically to form a flower, the attractiveness of an unblemished, symmetrical human face.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The normal umbilicus is symmetrically indented into the abdominal wall, though it may be nearly flat in very slender people.
      • Bacteria divide symmetrically during normal growth and have a central constriction to bring about binary fission of the cell.
      • Plan all welding sequences so that they are balanced symmetrically about the neutral axis of a joint.
      • Each cell type is present symmetrically on either side of the midline.

Rhymes

asymmetrical, diametrical, geometrical, metrical, trimetrical

Definition of symmetrical in US English:

symmetrical

adjectivesəˈmetrik(ə)lsəˈmɛtrɪk(ə)l
  • Made up of exactly similar parts facing each other or around an axis; showing symmetry.

    对称的;匀称的

    the shape of a hill, smooth and symmetrical
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The pressure hulls are arranged parallel to each other and symmetrical to a centerplane.
    • Trees, shrubs and long grass with a symmetrical spiderweb of cobblestone paths wending through them.
    • Judges described it as symmetrical with plenty of substance in the flower.
    • In a perfectly symmetrical face, all midpoints will fall on the vertical midline.
    • Well, humans do like symmetry and pattern, and math tends to make symmetrical, patterned images.
    • Even today its streets run in symmetrical lines and neat intersections.
    • Lemmer's geometric, symmetrical sculptures are clearly variations on a theme.
    • The hair was parted with geometrical accuracy as though drawn with compasses, and fell in two symmetrical, wavy lines.
    • Males compete in the bodybuilding competition with judges looking for symmetrical muscularity.
    • I positioned things close to the symmetrical axes and sight lines but always a bit off.
    • The US researchers also found that women were more likely to be tempted into infidelity by men with symmetrical features.
    • Note that each shell valve is symmetrical about the midline, but the two shell valves are often unequal in size.
    • A molecule is said to be symmetrical if it can be divided into equal mirror image parts by a line or a plane.
    • Everything is the same; it's perfectly symmetrical in every direction.
    • Moreover, a curve of constant width need not be symmetrical or even consist of circular arcs.
    • The sum of a figure and its centrally symmetrical image has central symmetry.
    • The first cleavage usually passes through the midline, dividing the egg into two initially symmetrical halves.
    • A bony ridge may form over the fused suture and the ears may not be symmetrical (not at equal heights on each side).
    • Her lipstick is done so well, you'd think they'd want her face to be symmetrical.
    • Ever wondered why the apples and tomatoes in your supermarket are so symmetrical, so uniform in colour and texture?
    Synonyms
    regular, uniform, consistent
    well balanced, balanced, well proportioned, proportional, in proportion, regular, even, harmonious
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