bilateral symmetry

Noun

Meaning

the property of being symmetrical about a vertical plane

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

bilaterality bilateralism crooked balance asymmetry disproportionate irregularity lopsided radial symmetry mirror symmetry axial symmetry lack of symmetry dihedral symmetry double symmetry dual symmetry

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Hypernyms

balance correspondence symmetry symmetricalness

Examples

Because they do not have internal body cavities, Platyhelminthes were regarded as a primitive stage in the evolution of bilaterians (animals with bilateral symmetry and hence with distinct front and rear ends). Source: Internet

Due to bilateral symmetry the brain has a hippocampus in each cerebral hemisphere, so every normal brain has two of them. Source: Internet

So the retinoic acid is an endogenous signal that maintains the bilateral synchrony of mesoderm segmentation and controls bilateral symmetry in vertebrates. Source: Internet

At this stage the bilateral symmetry is lost and radial symmetry develops. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

bilateral eyesight bilateral gill trama bilateral pneumonia bilateral vision bilateralism bilateralist