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symmetrically

symmetrically

3 4.6
In a way that makes both sides look the same
  • adverb
  • /sɪˈmɛtrɪkli/
translation icon : simétricamente
  • The artist ensured that the colors were distributed symmetrically across the canvas.
  • symmetrically arranged
  • symmetrically positioned
  • placed symmetrically

The terms masculine and feminine are used symmetrically only as a matter of form.

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Examples

  • Brain electrical activity is typically symmetrically balanced between the right and left hemispheres.

    Academic text (1992)

  • Four other animals symmetrically positioned themselves behind him, two on either side.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • And then I have to try to do that on the other side as symmetrically as I can, OK?

  • Left with a double bed, for example, he could sleep symmetrically neither on one side nor the other.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • The chairs were arranged symmetrically back against the walls.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • Upon these shelves are symmetrically ranged the choicest and most expensive objects of glass and china.

    Academic text (2009)

  • The uvula remained central, and the soft palate was full and bulging symmetrically.

    Academic text (2005)

  • Three ramparts and two moats surround the citadel and enclose a symmetrically laid-out water garden that lies at its base on its west side.

    Academic text (2002)

  • The garden was designed with flower beds placed symmetrically around a central fountain.

  • They arranged the chairs symmetrically on either side of the table for a balanced look.

Synonyms

evenly
vssymmetrically
98 1.3

In an equal way across all parts

is specific to balance across opposite sides or around a center

Antonyms

asymmetrically
1 7.0

In an uneven way so the left and right sides are not the same

How Symmetric

symmetrically
3 4.6
unevenly
8 3.5

Surface Forms

symmetrically positive

Morphology

symmetrically = symmetrical (transparent) = symmetrical + ly

Formed by adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'symmetrical', so the adverbial meaning is predictable.

Etymology

Symmetrically comes from Greek parts sym- meaning 'together' and -metry meaning 'measure', the same root as symmetry. So, to do something symmetrically is to have both sides 'measured together', meaning they are balanced and match around a center.