SYMMETRIC

symmetrical, symmetric

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

symmetric (comparative more symmetric, superlative most symmetric)

Symmetrical.

(set theory) Of a relation R on a set S, such that xRy if and only if yRx for all members x and y of S (that is, if the relation holds between any element and a second, it also holds between the second and the first).

(cryptography) Using the same key (or keys that are trivially related) for both encryption and decryption.

Anagrams

• mycterism

Source: Wiktionary


Sym*met"ric, a.

Definition: Symmetrical.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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CATCH

(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”


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