Meaning

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

adjective exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities

originEtymology tree English symmetry Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English symmetrical From symmetry + -ical.

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