symmetrically

adv

symmetrically

adv

Etymology From symmetrical + -ly.

1

In a symmetrical manner; so as to show symmetry

diagonals symmetrically intermediate between the horizontal axes, terminate in the interaxal basal angles1838, The American Journal of Science:
The clockwise beating of cilia results in a net flow of extraembryonic fluid leftwards, which may result in the accumulation of an unidentified leftness determinant, which flows into the node symmetrically, on the left side of the node.2006, Manfred Schliwa, Molecular Motors, page 359:

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We have the ATLANTIC OCEAN running down the center of our grid today and, on either side of the “Pond,” Mr. Trudeau has managed to symmetrically place the British and American English equivalents for four words.2017 February 8, Deb Amlen, “Monumental Work”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 Feb 2017:

Antonyms: asymmetrically
Derived terms: centrosymmetrically, nonsymmetrically, pseudosymmetrically

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