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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. meaning - Is “symmetricity” a word? - English Language & Usage ...

    Aug 30, 2016 · Tiger, Tiger: Symmetricity, Symmetricality, or Symmetricalness? It doesn't really matter whether this or that dictionary includes or omits it.

  5. 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 …

  6. word choice - Which preposition to use with "juxtaposed"

    May 23, 2012 · I prefer with because to implies some sort of subject-object or other asymmetrical relationship while with is used when the relationship is symmetrical. "I am talking to you" is …

  7. 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 …

  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. word choice - What is correct: "bind to" or "bind with"? - English ...

    Noticing that the answers you have so far been given are all for the literal meaning of "tie with rope" and the like, in which context the two phrases are unlikely to be confused, I am guessing …

  10. 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 …