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symmetrical
What does symmetrical mean?
symmetrical (adjective): having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use symmetrical in a sentence?
How do you pronounce symmetrical?
/səˈmɛtɹɪkəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does symmetrical come from?
From symmetry + -ical.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are antonyms of symmetrical?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “symmetrical” mean?
of or pertaining to a mother; having the characteristics of a mother; motherly
Not quite: that's what maternal means.
serving to hinder or oppose; adverse, disadvantageous, inconducive, unsuitable
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of a man or boy: attractively manly, having a pleasing face and overall effect
Not quite: that's what handsome means.
having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts
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