symmetrical

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No difference in opposing modes. It typically refers to speed. For example, in symmetric operations, it takes the same time to compress and encrypt data as it does to decompress and decrypt it. Contrast with asymmetric.

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adjective

1. Characterized by or displaying symmetry, especially correspondence in scale or measure: balanced, proportional, proportionate, regular, symmetric. See same/different/compare.
2. Having components pleasingly combined: balanced, congruous, harmonious. See beautiful/ugly.

Definition: well-proportioned
Antonyms: asymmetrical, different, disproportioned, irregular, uneven, unsymmetrical

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Equally on both sides.

• s. multifocal encephalopathy — inherited disease in two forms: Limousin form appears at about a month old with blindness, forelimb hypermetria, hyperesthesia, nystagmus, aggression, weight loss; Simmental form does not appear until 5–8 months, no blindness, hindquarters affected instead of forelimbs. Euthanasia inevitable in both forms.
• s. poliomalalacia — see focal symmetrical spinal poliomalacia.

• Beautiful, attractive, or well-formed
• Dimensions and Directions - symmetrical: (adj) corresponding in size, form, and relative position on opposite sides of line, plane, point, or axis

Common misspelling(s) of symmetrically

• symetrically
• symmetricaly