| 释义 |
asymmetric
\|ā, |a+ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ adjective
or asymmetrical \“+ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\
Etymology: asymmetry + -ic, -ical
: not symmetrical
< an asymmetric face >
< asymmetric growth or development >
< a strikingly asymmetric architectural design >
a. botany
(1) : not isobilateral
(2) : zygomorphic
< an asymmetric flower >
< an asymmetric corolla >
b. : relating to derivatives in which groups are substituted unsymmetrically in the molecule
< asymmetric dichloro-ethylene CH2.CCl2 >
< asymmetric or 1,2,4-trinitro-benzene >
c. : relating to or characterized by asymmetry in spatial arrangement or in the placement of parts or components
d. : of, belonging to, or designating the crystallographic system having no plane of symmetry or the group of this system having no plane, axis, or center of symmetry
e. : so constituted as never to hold when related arguments are interchanged (as in the relation x is the father of y)
• asymmetrically adverb |