radial symmetry

Noun

Meaning

the property of symmetry about an axis

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Synonyms

crooked uneven asymmetry disproportionate unbalanced skewed irregularity lopsided symmetry bilateral symmetry off-center mirror symmetry misaligned radially symmetrical radiosymmetry
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Antonyms

radial asymmetry

Hypernyms

balance correspondence symmetry symmetricalness

Related terms

symmetry bilateral symmetry

Examples

the starfish illustrates radial symmetry Source: Internet

Ruppert, Fox & Barnes (2004) p. 873 Echinoderms exhibit secondary radial symmetry in portions of their body at some stage of life. Source: Internet

The larvae of all echinoderms are even now bilaterally symmetrical and all develop radial symmetry at metamorphosis. Source: Internet

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

This ancestral stock adopted an attached mode of life and suspension feeding, and developed radial symmetry as this was more advantageous for such an existence. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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