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radial symmetry

noun

Definition of radial symmetry

: the condition of having similar parts regularly arranged around a central axis
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Other Words from radial symmetry

radially symmetrical adjective

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 At the Rubenstein Arts Center on Duke University’s campus, an image from a microscope makes an alien landscape out of the knobby, radial symmetry of a sea urchin skeleton. — Marissa Fessenden, Smithsonian, "Scientific Images Make Dazzling Art In a Duke University Exhibit," 12 July 2018

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First Known Use of radial symmetry

1872, in the meaning defined above

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radial symmetry

noun

Medical Definition of radial symmetry

: the condition of having similar parts regularly arranged around a central axis

Other Words from radial symmetry

radially symmetrical adjective

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Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about radial symmetry

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