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symmetrically

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

In a symmetrical manner; so as to show symmetry

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in a symmetrical manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • they were symmetrically arranged

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: asymmetrically

History

Etymology

Etymology 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 Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English symmetrically From symmetrical + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: simètricament — in a symmetrical manner
  • Dutch: symmetrisch — in a symmetrical manner
  • Finnish: symmetrisesti — in a symmetrical manner
  • French: symétriquement — in a symmetrical manner
  • Galician: simetricamente — in a symmetrical manner
  • Greek: συμμετρικά (symmetriká) — in a symmetrical manner
  • Hungarian: szimmetrikusan — in a symmetrical manner
  • Lithuanian: simetriškai — in a symmetrical manner
  • Maltese: simmetrikament — in a symmetrical manner
  • Polish: symetrycznie — in a symmetrical manner
  • Portuguese: simetricamente — in a symmetrical manner
  • Russian: симметри́чно (simmetríčno) — in a symmetrical manner
  • Spanish: simétricamente — in a symmetrical manner
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