symmetrical arrangement

collocation in English

meaningsofsymmetricalandarrangement

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symmetrical
adjective
uk
/sɪˈmet.rɪ.kəl/us
/sɪˈmet.rɪ.kəl/
having two parts that match exactly, either when one half is like an image of the other half in a mirror, or when one part can take the place of another if it is turned 90° ...
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arrangement
noun
uk
/əˈreɪndʒ.mənt/us
/əˈreɪndʒ.mənt/
a plan for how something ...
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(Definition ofsymmetricalandarrangementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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At metaphase the two equal-sized asters span the entire egg in asymmetricalarrangement.
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Thesymmetricalarrangementof the pairs of motives is still apparent, just as much as, towards the end, the 'acceleration' or compression in motion.
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Do we perceive when asymmetricalarrangementof pitches is completed by the addition of its center pitch?
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Woven designs in cloth or carpets (to name two) commonly have some kind ofsymmetricalarrangement.
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His elegant design for the 2720acre km2 neighborhood includes a partlysymmetricalarrangementof gently curved streets and parks.
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The 3-story house features a center arched doorway and asymmetricalarrangementof windows.
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He subsequently pioneered the use of black squares in asymmetricalarrangementto separate words in rows and columns.
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A diamond cut constitutes a more or lesssymmetricalarrangementof facets, which together modify the shape and appearance of a diamond crystal.
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The exterior south (front) facade is a later remodelling of the early 1700s, with asymmetricalarrangementof windows and a hipped roof.
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They are as a rule very plainly armorial, and the decoration is usually limited to asymmetricalarrangement of mantling, with an occasional display of palms or wreaths.
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The basic rose cut has a flat base (no pavilion) and a crown composed of triangular facets (usually 12 or 24) insymmetricalarrangement, which rise to form a point.
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At the eastern end, thesymmetricalarrangementof the aisles was lost when the end of the south aisle was demolished and rebuilt in an apsidal shape.
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The head is a separate wooden cylinder slipped over the top of the shaft and reinforced with steel bands, with five metal spikes insymmetricalarrangement.
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It is asymmetricalarrangementof nave flanked by two tall towers each with two buttresses of low flat profile that divide the facade into three vertical units.
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We do not have symmetrical arrangements at the moment.
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The state rooms were designed with symmetrical arrangements of doors, windows and fireplaces, this meant that some walls have false doors to balance real doors.
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