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bilateral symmetry [bī′lad·ə·rəl ′sim·ə·trē] (biology) Symmetry such that the body can be divided by one median, or sagittal, dorsoventral plane into equivalent right and left halves, each a mirror image of the other. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Body adornment--such as tattoos, henna designs, and hairstyles--and jewelry--such as fibulae-draw attention to the human form, playing off the balance of the body's bilateral symmetry (Prussin 1995:189). One such indicator is the degree of deviation from bilateral symmetry of faces and bodies. Now, Abraham is the first major canvas in which Newman departs from bilateral symmetry (yet without entirely freeing his composition from its hold) and the one in which he begins to investigate the power of lateral expansion. |
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