These funds go by several names such as age-based allocation models, age-based funds or target-date funds, but they all are designed to assist the investor by investing in funds based on their age when they plan to retire. Age-Based Funds Vs. Lifestyle Funds. Age-based funds are normally set up as mutual funds.
radial symmetry. n. 1. (Biology) a type of structure of an organism or part of an organism in which a vertical cut through the axis in any of two or more planes produces two halves that are mirror images of each other. Compare bilateral symmetry.oun. 1. radial symmetry-the property of symmetry about an axis; the starfish illustrates radial symmetry. symmetricalness, symmetry, correspondence, balance - (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane.
There are three types of symmetry in biology: Radial, bilateral, and asymmetry. Your son's teacher is most likely only concerned with the first two. Humans have bilateral symmetry. You can divide them into two equal parts.Starfish have radial symmetry.arthworms may appear to have radial symmetry because of their cylindrical shape, but DON'T BE FOOLED! They actually have BILATERAL symmetry. This is because they have an up and down (dorsal and ventral), and front and back (andterior and posterior). Linus Â· 9 years ago. Thumbs up.