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• a  having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts
• s  exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities

• A vast, low building on a symmetrical plan, it was Wright's first ambitious use of the cantilever principle, which allowed him to rest each concrete floor slab on a central .
• In its decision the Customs Court dogmatically defined art: "It is a work of art by reason of its symmetrical shape, artistic outlines and beauty of finish.
• Scans of the brains of gay men in the study, however, showed that their hemispheres were relatively symmetrical, like those of straight women, while the brains of homosexual women .

• symmetric
• harmonious
• proportionate

• asymmetrical

News & Articles

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• Star-shaped macromolecule grabs large anions
  Chemists have created a symmetrical, five-sided macrocycle that is easy to synthesize and has characteristics that may help expand the molecular tool box available to researchers in biology, chemistry and materials sciences.
  June 17, 2013 - Science Daily
• IU chemists produce star-shaped macromolecule that grabs large anions
  ( Indiana University ) Chemists at Indiana University Bloomington have created a symmetrical, five-sided macrocycle that is easy to synthesize and has characteristics that may help expand the molecular tool box available to researchers in biology, chemistry and materials sciences. The molecule, which the researchers call cyanostar, was developed in the lab of Amar Flood, associate professor in ...
  June 16, 2013 - EurekAlert!

Quotes

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• Josef Ackermann in Reuters
  We believe the implementation of Basel 3 trading book proposals should be simultaneous, symmetrical, and comparable across all major financial markets,Ackermann said.
• Michael Fincke in Reuters India
  We noticed the spider made a symmetrical web,space station commander Mike Fincke told ground controllers on Friday. "We're really amazed that the spider could adapt to space so quickly."