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Symmetric Common

Symmetric has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts

"The butterfly's wings are perfectly symmetric, displaying an identical pattern on both sides where each vein corresponds to its partner across the center line."

2

Symmetrical.

"The butterfly's wings are perfectly symmetric, mirroring each other on either side of its body."

Related Terms
Antonyms
asymmetric

Origin

The word symmetric comes from the noun symmetry and the suffix -ic. It traces its roots back to the Latin term symmetria, which itself was borrowed from the Ancient Greek summetría.

Rhyming Words
ric cric eric uric tric bric elric baric deric zoric lyric xeric seric ulric doric ceric moric roric daric adric
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