2. (modifier) symmetrical.
Kei te kōwhaiwhai, kei te tukutuku, kei te tāniko ngā tauira hangarite maha (PK 2008:74). / Rafter paintings, lattice-work and tāniko have many symmetrical patterns.
3. (noun) symmetry, balance.
Whakaaturia mai te hangarite o te tapawhā rite (TRP 2010:106). / Show the symmetry of a square.
Synonyms: taurite, whakataurite, whārite, whakatautika
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