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Definition: Symmetrical |
SymmetricalAdjective1. Having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts. 2. Exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "symmetrical" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references) |
Synonyms: SymmetricalSynonyms: harmonious (adj), proportionate (adj), symmetric (adj). (additional references) |
| Antonym: asymmetrical (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Beauty | Adjective: beautiful, beauteous; handsome; gorgeous; pretty; lovely, graceful, elegant, prepossessing; attractive; (inviting); delicate, dainty, refined; fair, personable, comely, seemly; bonny; good-looking; well-favored, well-made, well-formed, well-proportioned; proper, shapely; symmetrical; (regular); harmonious; (color); sightly. |
Equality | Adjective: equal, even, level, monotonous, coequal, symmetrical, coordinate; on a par with, on a level with, on a footing with; up to the mark; equiparant. |
Order | Adjective: orderly, regular; in order,in trim, in apple-pie order, in its proper place; neat, tidy, en regle, well regulated, correct, methodical, uniform, symmetrical, shipshape, businesslike, systematic; unconfused; (see confuse; ); arranged. |
Symmetry | Adjective: symmetrical, shapely, well set, finished; beautiful; classic, chaste, severe. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Symmetrical book stacking. (Ghostbusters; writing credit: Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis.) | |
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 | This patient with congenital syphilis shows "Clutton's joints", or symmetrical hydrarthrosis of the knee joint. This is a painless condition that often occurs during the late stages of congenital syphilis. Credit: CDC. |  | Southwest elevation. Measured drawing delineated by Ken Breuer, 1974. (Reproduction Number: HABS SC-377, sheet 7/14 of 15; negative number LC-USZA1-1334). Begun in 1738 for John Drayton, a prominent official and businessman in colonial South Carolina, Drayton Hall is one of the finest and best-preserved Georgian Palladian houses in the nation. Known for its symmetrical design, two-story portico (porch), and exquisite interior decorative wood and plasterwork, the house was the only plantation house on the west bank of the Ashley River not to be burned during the Civil War. Still without running water, central heat, or electricity, Drayton Hall is now a National Trust historic site. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Author | Quotation |
Ralph Waldo Emerson | People with great gifts are easy to find, but symmetrical and balanced ones never. |
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Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | It was fitted, dovetailed, imbricated, rectilinear, symmetrical, and deathly. |
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Health | Inflammation of the synovium is usually symmetrical (occurring equally on both sides of the body) and causes pain, swelling, and stiffness of the joints. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Symmetrical" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 99.41% of the time. "Symmetrical" is used about 338 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 99.41% | 336 | 15,653 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.59% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 338 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "symmetrical": bilaterally symmetrical ♦ digital symmetrical matrix ♦ radially symmetrical ♦ skew symmetrical determinant ♦ symmetrical components ♦ symmetrical double glazing ♦ symmetrical frequency curve ♦ symmetrical neural net. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "symmetrical": non-symmetrical. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
symmetrical | 19 |
face symmetrical | 9 |
balance symmetrical | 5 |
shape symmetrical | 4 |
art symmetrical | 4 |
multiprocessing symmetrical | 3 |
symmetrical design | 3 |
picture symmetrical | 3 |
component component conversion symmetrical | 3 |
component instantaneous symmetrical | 3 |
component symmetrical | 2 |
fibonacci symmetrical trader | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "symmetrical"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | simetrik (spheral, symmetric). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | متماثل (akin, corresponding, equal, homogeneous, homologous, identification, matching, parallel, symmetric, uniform), متناسق (consistent, coordinated, harmonic, methodical, regular, symmetric, systematic), متناسب (commensurate, proportional, proportionate, symmetric), متساوق (coherent, symmetric). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | съразмерен (adequate, commensurate, in scale, proportionate, symmetric), симетричен (regular, spheral, symmetric). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 對稱 (symmetry), 对称 (symmetry). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | symetrický, soumìrný (even, symmetric). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | symmetrisk totrådsnetværk (symmetrical 2-terminal-pair network, symmetrical two-terminal-pair network), symetrisk triangel (coil, symmetrical triangle), symetrisk trekant (coil, symmetrical triangle), tids-og rumvælgermatrix (digital switching element, digital symmetrical matrix, microcommutator, time-space switch matrix), rotationssymmetri (axially symmetrical), hyperostosis facialis symmetrica familiaris (facial symmetrical familiar hyperostosis), digitalt koblingselement (digital switching element, digital symmetrical matrix, microcommutator, time-space switch matrix), digital symmetrisk matrix (digital switching element, digital symmetrical matrix, microcommutator, time-space switch matrix), aksialsymmetrisk strømning (axially symmetrical flow). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | symmetrisch (symmetric). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | symmetrinen (symmetric), tasasuhtainen (well-proportioned). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | symétrique (symmetric). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | symmetrisch (symmetric). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | σύμετροσ (symmetric), συμμετρικόσ (regular, shapely, symmetric). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | מתואם (combined, concerted, coordinated, correlated, organic, parallel), תאים, תאום (compatibility, concord, coordination, correlation, matching, modification), סימטרי. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | szimmetrikus (symmetric), részarányos (symmetric). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | simmetrico (formal, symmetric). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 整斉 , 対称的 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | たいしょうてき (contrastive), せいせい (accurately, create, due west, exactly, feel refreshed, feel relieved, form, generate, growing up, lively, neatly, punctually, purification). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 대칭 (symmetry). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | shimmeadragh. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ymmetricalsay simétrico (regular, shapely, spheral, symmetric). (various references) simetric (equable, formal, shapely, symmetric, symmetrically), armonic (harmonic, harmonious, symmetric). (various references) симметричный (spheral, symmetric). (various references) simetričan (symmetric). (various references) simétrico (symmetric). (various references) symmetrisk (formal, symmetric). (various references) ซึ่งสมมาตรกัน. (various references) simetrik (symmetric), bakışık. (various references) симетричний (symmetric). (various references) đối xứng (symmetric). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | concinnus. (various references) |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "symmetrical": symmetrically, symmetricalness, symmetricalnesses. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "symmetrical": asymmetrical, axisymmetrical, nonsymmetrical, unsymmetrical. (additional references) | |
Words containing "symmetrical": asymmetrically, unsymmetrically. (additional references) | |
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"Symmetrical" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: myometrial, simmetrical, symetrical, symmetcical, symmetria. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "symmetrical" (pronounced sume"trikul) |
| 10 | s u m e" t r i k u l | asymmetrical. |
| 9 | -u m e" t r i k u l | geometrical. |
| 8 | -m e" t r i k u l | metrical. |
| 6 | -t r i k u l | electrical, nonelectrical, theatrical. |
| 5 | -r i k u l | categorical, cylindrical, empirical, historical, hysterical, lyrical, metaphorical, rhetorical, semicylindrical, spherical. |
| 4 | -i k u l | acoustical, alphabetical, analytical, antithetical, apolitical, archaeological, archeological, astrological, astronautical, astronomical, atypical, autobiographical, bicycle, biographical, biological, biomedical, biotechnological, botanical, cervical, chronological, classical, comical, conical, critical, cubicle, cyclical, cynical, dermatological, diabolical, dialectical, ecclesiastical, ecological, economical, ecumenical, egotistical, electrochemical, electromechanical, elliptical, encyclical, epidemiological, eschatological, ethical, ethnical, evangelical, fanatical, galenical, geographical, geological, geopolitical, graphical, gynecological, helical, heretical, hypercritical, hypocritical, icicle, identical, ideological, illogical, immunological, inimical, ironical, lackadaisical, lexical, liturgical, logical, logistical, magical, mathematical, mechanical, metallurgical, metaphysical, methodological, morphological, musical, mystical, mythological, neoclassical, neurological, nonpolitical, nonsensical, nonsurgical, nontechnical, ontological, optical, ornithological, paradoxical, pathological, pedagogical, periodical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, pharmacological, philosophical, phonological, physical, physiological, popsicle, preclinical, problematical, prototypical, psychical, psychological, puritanical, rabbinical, radiological, sabbatical, semiclassical, semitropical, serological, sociological, statistical, stereotypical, strategical, surgical, tactical, technical, technological, teleological, testicle, theological, theoretical, topical, toxicological, tricycle, tropical, typographical, tyrannical, umbilical, uncritical, uneconomical, unethical, untypical, vehicle, vertical, viatical, virological, whimsical, zoological. |
| 3 | -k u l | aeronautical, agrochemical, allegorical, anarchical, anatomical, ankle, anthropological, article, barnacle, biblical, bifocal, biochemical, brickle, buckle, cackle, chemical, Chronicle, chuckle, circle, clavicle, clerical, clinical, commonsensical, coracle, cortical, crackle, cuticle, cycle, debacle, diacritical, domical, ducal, encircle, epochal, equivocal, etymological, farcical, fecal, fickle, fiscal, focal, follicle, freckle, geophysical, gonococcal, grackle, grammatical, granduncle, hackle, heckle, heterocercal, hierarchical, honeysuckle, Huckle, hypothetical, impractical, jackal, knuckle, local, maniacal, matriarchal, medical, meikle, meteorological, methodical, Mickle, miracle, monocle, motorcycle, muckle, mythical, nautical, nickel, Nickle, Nicol, numerical, obstacle, Oracle, oratorical, particle, patriarchal, photochemical, pickle, pinnacle, polemical, political, pontifical, practical, pumpernickel, quizzical, radical, ramshackle, rankle, rascal, receptacle, reciprocal, recycle, ruckle, runkle, satirical, shackle, shekel, sickle, skeptical, Sokol, sparkle, speckle, spectacle, sprinkle, stickle, suckle, tabernacle, tackle, tentacle, tickle, tinkle, trickle, twinkle, typical, uncle, unequivocal, unicycle, unshackle, vocal, Winkle, wrinkle. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-i-l-m-m-r-s-t-y" | |
-1 letter: asymmetric. | |
-2 letters: clammiest, symmetric. | |
-3 letters: articles, ceramist, claimers, clammers, clammier, clayiest, clematis, climates, creamily, lamister, literacy, malmiest, marliest, marlites, marmites, masterly, matrices, meticals, metrical, miracles, misalter, mislayer, mistrace, mystical, racemism, rammiest, recitals, reclaims, scimetar, smarmily, steamily, sterical, taleysim, trammels. | |
-4 letters: acetyls, armlets, article, calmest, camlets, cartels, citrals, claimer, clammer, clarets, claries, clarity, clayier, clerisy. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-e-i-l-m-m-r-s-t-y" | |
+1 letter: asymmetrical. | |
+2 letters: symmetrically, unsymmetrical. | |
+3 letters: asymmetrically, axisymmetrical, nonsymmetrical. | |
+4 letters: commiseratingly, symmetricalness, unsymmetrically. | |
+5 letters: commensurability, meristematically. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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