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radial symmetry

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radial symmetry
n.
Symmetrical arrangement of constituents, especially of radiating parts, about a central point.
radially symmetrical adj.
radial symmetry
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) a type of structure of an organism or part of an organism in which a vertical cut through the axis in any of two or more planes produces two halves that are mirror images of each other Compare bilateral symmetry
radial symmetry
Symmetrical arrangement of parts of an organism around a single main axis, so that the organism can be divided into similar halves by any plane that contains the main axis. The body plans of echinoderms, ctenophores, cnidarians, and many sponges and sea anemones show radial symmetry. Compare bilateral symmetry.
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Noun1.radial symmetry - the property of symmetry about an axis; "the starfish illustrates radial symmetry"
symmetricalness, symmetry, correspondence, balance - (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
radial asymmetry - the absence of symmetry about an axis
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