- asymmetric
- Not symmetric; denoting a lack of symmetry between two or more like parts.
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Asymmetric — As ym*met ric, Asymmetrical As ym*met ri*cal, a. [See {Asymmetrous}.] 1. Incommensurable. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. Not symmetrical; wanting proportion; esp., not bilaterally symmetrical. Huxley. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
asymmetric — index irregular (not usual) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Asymmetric — * In general, something is asymmetric if it is not symmetric. * See Asymmetric relation for information on asymmetric relations in mathematics and set theory. * See Asymmetric warfare for information and theories of modern war … Wikipedia
asymmetric — asymmetrically, adv. /ay seuh me trik, as euh /, adj. 1. not identical on both sides of a central line; unsymmetrical; lacking symmetry: Most faces are asymmetric. 2. (of a logical or mathematical relation) holding true of members of a class in… … Universalium
asymmetric — A relation R is asymmetric if when R xy it is not the case that R yx … Philosophy dictionary
asymmetric — adj. Asymmetric is used with these nouns: ↑warfare … Collocations dictionary
asymmetric — I asymmetric, asymmetrical (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. uneven, irregular. See distortion, irregularity. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Not straight, uniform, or symmetrical: asymmetrical, irregular. See SMOOTH, STRAIGHT … English dictionary for students
asymmetric — [[t]e͟ɪsɪme̱trɪk[/t]] ADJ GRADED Asymmetric means the same as asymmetrical. Ant: symmetric … English dictionary
asymmetric — asymmetrical UK [ˌeɪsɪˈmetrɪk(ə)l] / US or asymmetric UK [ˌeɪsɪˈmetrɪk] / US adjective something that is asymmetrical does not have the same shape and size on both sides Derived words: asymmetrically UK [ˌeɪsɪˈmetrɪklɪ] / US adverb asymmetry UK… … English dictionary
asymmetric — asymmetrical [ˌeɪsɪˈmetrɪk(ə)l] or asymmetric [ˌeɪsɪˈmetrɪk] adj something that is asymmetrical does not have the same shape and size on both sides … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
asymmetric — /eɪsəˈmɛtrɪk / (say aysuh metrik) adjective 1. not symmetrical; without symmetry. 2. Logic denoting relations which, if they hold between one term and a second, do not hold between the second and the first: the relation being an ancestor of is… …
