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Definition of symmetrical adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

symmetrical

adjective
/sɪˈmɛtrɪkl/ symmetrical pronunciation American
(also symmetric
/sɪˈmɛtrɪk/ symmetric pronunciation American
)
 
(of a body, a design, an object, etc.) having two halves, parts, or sides that are the same in size and shapea symmetrical patternPeople's bodies are never quite symmetrical. antonym asymmetric symmetrically
/sɪˈmɛtrɪkli/ symmetrically pronunciation American
adverb