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symmetrical

adj
/sɪˈmɛtɹɪkəl/CA/səˈmɛtrək(ə)l/US/sɪˈmetɹɪkəl/

Etymology

From symmetry + -ical.

  1. derived from συμμετρία
  2. borrowed from symmetria
  3. formed as symmetrical — “symmetry + -ical”

Definitions

  1. Exhibiting symmetry

    Exhibiting symmetry; having harmonious or proportionate arrangement of parts; having corresponding parts or relations.

    • symmetrical design
    • perfectly symmetrical
    • The building had a perfectly symmetrical façade.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at symmetrical. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at symmetrical. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

5 hops · closes at symmetrical

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA