symmetrical
symmetrical Lexical Profile
symmetrical Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Made up of exactly similar parts facing each other or arranged around an axis; exhibiting symmetry.
"The butterfly's wings displayed a striking, perfectly symmetrical pattern of orange and black spots."
Characterized by harmony, regularity, or equal balance between different elements, sides, or parties.
"The treaty was designed to establish a symmetrical relationship between the two trading partners."
Word Nuance & Usage
'Symmetrical' and 'symmetric' are largely interchangeable, though 'symmetrical' is much more common in everyday language and aesthetic descriptions, whereas 'symmetric' is preferred in technical mathematics, physics, and logic (e.g., a symmetric matrix or symmetric relation).
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Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in the late 18th century from 'symmetry', which derives via Latin 'symmetria' from Ancient Greek 'symmetria' ('agreement in dimensions, due proportion'), from 'syn-' ('together') and 'metron' ('measure').