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Definition of symmetrical adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

symmetrical

adjective
 
/sɪˈmetrɪkl/
 
/sɪˈmetrɪkl/
(also symmetric
 
/sɪˈmetrɪk/
 
/sɪˈmetrɪk/
)
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  1. (of a body, a design, an object, etc.) having two halves, parts or sides that are the same in size and shape
    • a symmetrical pattern
    • People’s bodies are never quite symmetrical.
    • highly symmetrical crystals
    opposite asymmetricTopics Colours and Shapesc2, Maths and measurementc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • appear
    • be
    • look
    • …
    adverb
    • highly
    • perfectly
    • almost
    • …
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