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symmetric

/sɪˈmɛt.ɹɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.21 in modern English

Syllables
sym-met-ric
IPA
/sɪˈmɛt.ɹɪk/
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of symmetrical

adj

Of a relation R on a set S, such that xRy if and only if yRx for all members x and y of S (that is, if the relation holds between any element and a second, it also holds between the second and the first).

adj

Using the same key (or keys that are trivially related) for both encryption and decryption.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From symmetry + -ic, from Latin symmetria, from Ancient Greek συμμετρία (summetría).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /sɪˈmɛt.ɹɪk/
  • British English: /sɪˈmɛt.ɹɪk/

Inflected Forms

more symmetric (comparative) most symmetric (superlative)

Derived Forms

antisymmetric assosymmetric asymmetric axisymmetric bisymmetric centrosymmetric dissymmetric enantioasymmetric enantiosymmetric hypersymmetric isosymmetric merosymmetric

Phrases

axi-symmetric Carlson symmetric form elementary symmetric polynomial skew-symmetric determinant skew-symmetric matrix skew symmetric skew-symmetric strongly symmetric matter

Frequently Paired Words

symmetry reflexive transitive

Synonyms

symmetrical

Rhymes With

metric geometric asymmetric parametric obstetric barometric econometric gravimetric optometric hetrick petrich petrick

Questions

How do you pronounce symmetric?
The recorded pronunciation is /sɪˈmɛt.ɹɪk/.
What does symmetric mean?
Synonym of symmetrical
Where does symmetric come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce symmetric

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