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symmetrical

[si-me-tri-kuhl] / sɪˈmɛ trɪ kəl /


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These capabilities can make a difference when surface combat between navies of similar standing is "symmetrical, with radars and missiles of roughly equivalent range".

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

"I'd be compulsively applying it, taking it off, reapplying it, taking it off again - trying to get it as symmetrical and perfect as possible."

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

The patterns visible in Hubble's image are highly symmetrical, ruling out a chaotic explosion like a supernova.

From Science Daily • Feb. 13, 2026

Covered in fractal patterns like “the symmetrical innards of a halved cabbage,” the giant humanoid insect reclines, “a god-sized man sleeping atop the quilt of the land.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

But the background radiation, when examined to finer precision, proves to be imperfectly symmetrical.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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