radial symmetry
Wheel-spoke body plan
Radial symmetry is the property of being identical around a central axis, like a wheel or starfish.
Cut through the center at any angle and the halves mirror each other.
The term appears in biology to describe organisms like jellyfish and sea urchins, and in design for patterns radiating from a center point.
Contrast with bilateral symmetry, where only one cut produces mirror halves.
Spiny-skinned marine invertebrate
- starfishFive-armed marine invertebrate
- sea starFive-armed marine invertebrate
- jellyfishDrifting marine stinger
- sea urchinSpiny marine echinoderm
coral · anemone · tube feet · cnidaria · polyp · medusa · hydra · ctenophore
Circular spiritual diagram
- wheelRotating circular frame
- spokesRods connecting hub to rim
- hubCentral connection point
- rosetteCircular ribbon ornament
medallion · kaleidoscope · compass rose · stained glass · cathedral window · pinwheel · snowflake · geometric pattern
Colored bloom segments
- daisySmall white-petaled bloom
- sunflowerTall daisy-family plant
- asterMitotic spindle anchor
- chrysanthemumOrnamental daisy relative
marigold · zinnia · dandelion · coneflower · lily · poppy · anemone · flower head
Circular spiritual diagram
- sacred geometrySymbolic patterns with spiritual significance
- chakraSpiritual node in body
- wholenessComplete, undivided state
- meditationFocused attention practice
unity · cosmos · harmony · dharma wheel · lotus · sun symbol · halo · labyrinth
Rotation reference line
- rotationTurning on an axis
- circleCurved closed shape
- concentricSharing one center
- equidistantEqually far from each
congruent · sectors · divisions · rotational · pentagonal · hexagonal · octagonal · tessellation
echinoderm
Spiny-skinned marine invertebrate
- starfishFive-armed marine invertebrate
- sea starFive-armed marine invertebrate
- jellyfishDrifting marine stinger
sea urchin · coral · anemone · tube feet · cnidaria · polyp · medusa · hydra · ctenophore · larvae
mandala
Circular spiritual diagram
rosette · medallion · kaleidoscope · compass rose · stained glass · cathedral window · pinwheel · snowflake · geometric pattern · ornament
petals
Colored bloom segments
chrysanthemum · marigold · zinnia · dandelion · coneflower · lily · poppy · anemone · flower head · corolla
mandala
Circular spiritual diagram
- sacred geometrySymbolic patterns with spiritual significance
- chakraSpiritual node in body
- wholenessComplete, undivided state
meditation · unity · cosmos · harmony · dharma wheel · lotus · sun symbol · halo · labyrinth · ritual
axis
Rotation reference line
- rotationTurning on an axis
- circleCurved closed shape
- concentricSharing one center
equidistant · congruent · sectors · divisions · rotational · pentagonal · hexagonal · octagonal · tessellation · polygon
- compositionbalance, asymmetry, proportion, layout, arrangement
- design elementscolor, motif, shape, font choice, color scheme
- flower traitspetals, nectar, pollen, anthers, stigma
- geometric arttessellations, fractals, spirals, geometric patterns, tessellation
- nature patternsspiral, fractal, honeycomb, branching, tessellation
- symmetrybilateral, mirror image, threefold, fourfold, sixfold
radial symmetryasymmetry
Absence of balanced form
asymmetrical · amorphous · shapelessness · disorganization · randomness
radiant, radiate, radiance, symmetry, radiation, radiator, radial, symmetrical, radius