Aug 25, 2012 · What is the appropriate usage of "symmetrical" and "symmetric" (using the geometrical adjectival definition of both terms)? Are they synonymous?

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 more …

Nov 10, 2022 · The three prefixes originally had overlap but some different nuances: "semi-" was used generally and imprecisely: it did mean "half" but with some latitude. "demi" was used to mean half of …

Mar 27, 2017 · Palindrome /…/ noun a word, phrase, or sequence that reads the same backward as forward This excerpt is from the Oxford Dictionary of English, third edition, which was edited by …

Sep 17, 2011 · I get that usually a- (or un-) and di- prefixes mean different things, e.g. uninterested and disinterested. However, both asymmetric and dissymmetric refer to the lack of symmetry (which the …

Aug 8, 2024 · Because the latter stage / part / X always means the second stage / part / X, but the former stage / part / X would often refer to something that used to be a stage / part / X (but no longer …

Salutation is the term used to describe the beginning of a letter or other correspondence. What is the term used for the closing of a letter? Here are some examples: Yours truly, Sincerely, Best wi...

Apr 17, 2012 · The number I am thinking of is 80808. This is a palindrome. However, it is more than a palindrome, because it can be flipped or mirrored and will still read the same way. Is there a word for …

Jul 18, 2021 · As far as I can tell, it's one of two reasons: According to the The History of the English Language, "wedded" in vows originally meant something more along the lines of "pledged". …

Dec 7, 2010 · This is similar to an ellipse but is symmetrical about only one axis because there is a big end and a small end to a hen's egg. The formula for an ellipse will not produce this shape and a …