Involving or exhibiting symmetry; proportional in parts; having its parts in due proportion as to dimensions; as, a symmetrical body or building
If something is symmetrical, it has two halves which are exactly the same, except that one half is the mirror image of the other. the neat rows of perfectly symmetrical windows. + symmetrically sym·met·ri·cal·ly The south garden at Sissinghurst was composed symmetrically. an object or design that is symmetrical has two halves that are exactly the same shape and size asymmetrical
A Symmetrical Wing airfoil is curved on the bottom to the same degree as it is on the top If a line was drawn from the center of the leading edge to the center of the trailing edge the upper and lower halves of the airfoil would be symmetrical This is ideal for aerobatic aircraft and most lift is created by the angle of incidence of the wing to the flight path
opposite sides of the body corresponding with each other; usually refers to muscular development
Equivalence between parts of a thing, which creates a sense of balance and order
[n] having an equal arrangement of forms or shapes on both sides of a central line Example: the human face is symmetrical because it looks the same on the left and right side
(adj ) A quality in which all the features on either side of a point, line, or plane are identical The matching features form balanced, mirror images
Shapes or forms that correspond identically in size, shape, and position on opposite sides of a dividing line or vertical axis
Data transfer where both upstream and downstream data flow occurs at the same speed Beneficial in cases where servers (such as web servers) will be operated, and for which asymmetrical data transfer would be undesirable
Having an equal number of parts in the successive circles of floral organs; said of flowers