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Symmetrically

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Adverb

1. symmetrically

in a symmetrical manner

Example Sentences:
'they were symmetrically arranged'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Symmetrically

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adjective
1. 
possessing or displaying symmetry
Compare asymmetric
2. mathematics
a. 
(of two points) capable of being joined by a line that is bisected by a given point or bisected perpendicularly by a given line or plane
the points (x, y) and (–x, –y) are symmetrical about the origin
b. 
(of a configuration) having pairs of points that are symmetrical about a given point, line, or plane
a circle is symmetrical about a diameter
c. 
(of an equation or function of two or more variables) remaining unchanged in form after an interchange of two variables
x + y = z is a symmetrical equation
3. chemistry
(of a compound) having a molecular structure in which substituents are symmetrical about the molecule
4. botany another word for isomerous
5. Also: symmetric
(of a disease, infection, etc) affecting both sides of the body or corresponding parts, such as both legs

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Symmetrically

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adjective
having or showing symmetry
; specif.,
a.  Botany
that can be divided into similar halves by a plane passing through the center; also, having the same number of parts in each whorl of leaves
said of a flower
b.  Chemistry
exhibiting a regular repeated pattern of atoms in the structural formula; specif., designating a compound (benzene derivative) in which substitution takes place at the alternate carbon atoms
c.  Ancient Mathematics and Logic
designating an equation, relation, etc. whose terms can be interchanged without affecting its validity
d.  Medicine
affecting corresponding parts of the body simultaneously in the same way
said of a disease, infection, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Symmetrically

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adj.
Of or exhibiting symmetry.

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