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  1. differences - Usage of "symmetrical" and "symmetric" - English …

    Aug 25, 2012 · Merriam-Webster lists symmetric as being a variant of symmetrical, which is the 'official' dictionary entry: symmetrical , adj : 1 : having or involving symmetry : exhibiting …

  2. differences - "symmetrical to" or "symmetric to" - English …

    Dec 29, 2016 · The first point to note is that symmetric and symmetrical are effectively synonyms for most purposes (but as answers to the earlier indicate, the former has recently become far …

  3. Do “asymmetric” and “dissymmetric” have different meaning?

    Sep 17, 2011 · A second meaning, in a pejorative sense, what we call dissymmetry – the prefix dis- expresses negation or completeness or intensification of an unpleasant or unattractive …

  4. What do you call a number which is the same written backwards?

    Mar 27, 2017 · A palindromic number or numeral palindrome is a number that remains the same when its digits are reversed. Like 16461, for example, it is "symmetrical". The term palindromic …

  5. meaning - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Apr 13, 2016 · A longitudinal plane that divides the body of a bilaterally symmetrical animal into right and left sections. Since forward and backward movement at the intersection of the …

  6. Word for number or word that reads the same when inverted or …

    Apr 17, 2012 · These contain digits like 0, 1, 2, 5 and 8 because 0, 1 and 8 are vertically and horizontally symmetrical digits in the calculator; and 2 and 5 are upside down flipped versions …

  7. single word requests - What is the opposite of "personification ...

    Oct 22, 2011 · I've got to object: in one sense the antonym is abstraction personification has three distinct meanings; this illustrates that there can be more than one antonym:

  8. What term is used for the closing of a letter?

    Stack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their …

  9. Grammar: "Just because A, doesn't mean B"

    Jan 20, 2021 · Stack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for …

  10. adverbs - Words and phrases to express approximations - English ...

    Nov 21, 2015 · Approximately: more or less symmetrical. Even though it means "approximately", its usage is different. It means more "more or less symmetrical" than "approximation of a …

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