symmetrical pattern

collocation in English

meaningsofsymmetricalandpattern

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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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pattern
noun
uk
/ˈpæt.ən/us
/ˈpæt̬.ɚn/
a particular way in which something is done, is organized, ...
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(Definition ofsymmetricalandpatternfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The sophistication of thissymmetricalpatternsuggests that shape identification is required.
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This being the case, an apparentlysymmetricalpatternmay star t to emerge.
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The spatial experience of the itinerary becomes deterministic in the sense that there is a 'repetitive andsymmetricalpatternof visual exposure'.
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Subjects were presented with clusters of 13 dots, each forming a complex,symmetricalpattern.
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Here asymmetricalpatternappears to have been intentionally altered into a nonsymmetrical but nevertheless regular shape.
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The blocks feature asymmetricalpatternof a cross with a square in each corner.
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Almost all buildings surrounding the central complex were also strictly arranged according to thesymmetricalpattern.
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Other deposits were found in a roughlysymmetricalpatternalong the central east-west axis.
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The completion of the process leaves asymmetricalpatternof dash marks on the roadway as if there are associated meaning to the pattern.
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Arbitrary patterns show up as a beautifulsymmetricalpatterncreated by the reflections.
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The flower colour can vary from white to pale purple with purple spots, asymmetricalpatternof dark purple loops or dots and dashes.
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Unworked and worked shell ornaments, shell "trumpets," and several clusters of obsidian projectile points were distributed following symmetrical patterns, mainly along the periphery.
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They noticed asymmetricalpatternof positive and negative magnetic lines as they moved along the ocean floor, and the line of symmetry was at the mid ocean ridge.
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The powder medium when vibrated would suddenly organise into symmetrical patterns which corresponded to active and non-active areas.
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Many chucks have jaws, which are dogs that are arranged in a radiallysymmetricalpattern(like the points of a star) to hold the tool or workpiece.
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For the rules, it is believed that each player had six game pieces that were moved around the points of a square game board that had a distinctive,symmetricalpattern.
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The drawings are made from a three-dimensional scan of slices of black bread which yields asymmetricalpatternthat is carved into the wood by a machine.
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Field (2001) illustrates symmetrical patterns that play a major role in the aesthetics of wallpaper.
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It is composed of intricate but symmetrical patterns, vibrant colors, varied stitches and a defined weave.
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The matching of line lengths, rhymed at the end, in symmetrical patterns, is a further accommodation.
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