Webster's Dictionary 1913

12988

Symmetrian

Sym‐me″tri‐an (?), n. One eminently studious of symmetry of parts. Sir P. Sidney.

12989

Symmetric

Sym‐met″ric (?), a. Symmetrical.

12990

Symmetrical

Sym‐met″ric‐al (?), a. [Cf. F. symétrique. See Symmetry.] 1. Involving or exhibiting symmetry; proportional in parts; having its parts in due proportion as to dimensions; as, a ...

12991

Symmetrician

Sym′me‐tri″cian (?), n. Same as Symmetrian. Holinshed.

12992

Symmetrist

Sym″me‐trist (?), n. One eminently studious of symmetry of parts. Sir H. Wotton.

12993

Symmetrize

Sym″me‐trize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Symmetrized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Symmetrizing (?).] [Cf. F. symétriser.] To make proportional in its parts; to reduce to symmetry. Burke.

12994

Symmetry

Sym″me‐try (?), n. [L. symmetria, Gr. �; σύν with, together + � a measure: cf. F. symétrie. See Syn-, and Meter rhythm.] 1. A due proportion of the several parts of a body to ea...

12995

Sympathetic

Sym′pa‐thet″ic (?), a. [See Sympathy, and cf. Pathetic.] 1. Inclined to sympathy; sympathizing.Far wiser he, whose sympathetic mindExults in all the good of all mankind. Goldsmi...

12996

Sympathetical

Sym′pa‐thet″ic‐al (?), a. Sympathetic.

12997

Sympathetically

Sym′pa‐thet″ic‐al‐ly, adv. In a sympathetic manner.

12998

Sympathist

Sym″pa‐thist (?), n. One who sympathizes; a sympathizer. Coleridge.

12999

Sympathize

Sym″pa‐thize (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Sympathized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Sympathizing (?).] [F. sympathiser. See Sympathy.] 1. To have a common feeling, as of bodily pleasure or pai...

13000

Sympathize (2)

Sym″pa‐thize, v. t. 1. To experience together. “This sympathized... error.” Shak.2. To ansew to; to correspond to. Shak.

13001

Sympathizer

Sym″pa‐thi′zer (?), n. One who sympathizes.

13002

Sympathy

Sym″pa‐thy (?), n.; pl.Sympathies (#). [F. sympathie, L. sympathia, Gr. �; σύν with + � suffering, passion, fr. �, �, to suffer. See Syn-, and Pathos.] 1. Feeling corresponding ...

13003

Sympathy (2)

Sym″pa‐thy, n.(Physiol. & Med.) (a) The reciprocal influence exercised by organs or parts on one another, as shown in the effects of a diseased condition of one part on another ...

13004

Sympetalous

Sym‐pet″al‐ous (?), a. [Pref. sym- + petal.] (Bot.) Having the petals united; gamopetalous.

13005

Symphonic

Sym‐phon″ic (?), a. 1. Symphonious.2. (Mus.) Relating to, or in the manner of, symphony; as, the symphonic form or style of composition.

13006

Symphonious

Sym‐pho″ni‐ous (?), a. [From Symphony.] 1. Agreeing in sound; accordant; harmonious.Followed with acclamation and the soundSymphonious of ten thousand harps. Milton.2. (Mus.) Sy...

13007

Symphonist

Sym″pho‐nist (?), n. [Cf. F. symphoniste.] A composer of symphonies.

13008

Symphonize

Sym″pho‐nize (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Symphonized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Symphonizing (?).] To agree; to be in harmony. Boyle.

13009

Symphony

Sym″pho‐ny (?), n.; pl.Symphonies (#). [F. symphonie (cf. It. sinfonia), L. symphonia, Gr. �; σύν with + � a sound, the voice. See Phonetic.] 1. A consonance or harmony of sound...

13010

Symphyla

‖Sym‐phy″la (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. σύν with + � a clan.] (Zoöl.) An order of small apterous insects having an elongated body, with three pairs of thoracic and about nine pair...

13011

Symphyseal

Sym‐phys″e‐al (?), a.(Anat.) Of or pertaining to to symphysis.

13012

Symphyseotomy

Sym′phy‐se‐ot″o‐my (?), n. [NL. symphysis pubis + Gr. � to cut.] (Surg.) The operation of dividing the symphysis pubis for the purpose of facilitating labor; — formerly called t...

13013

Symphysis

‖Sym″phy‐sis (?), n.; pl.Symphyses (#). [NL., fr. Gr. �, fr. � to make to grow together; σύν with + � to cause to grow; to grow.] (Anat.) (a) An articulation formed by interveni...

13014

Symphysotomy

Sym′phy‐sot″o‐my (?), n. Symphyseotomy.