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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024a•sym•me•try (ā sim′i trē),USA pronunciation n. - the quality or state of being asymmetric.
- Greek asymmetría lack of proportion. See a-6, symmetry
- 1645–55
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: asymmetry /æˈsɪmɪtrɪ eɪ-/ n - lack or absence of symmetry in spatial arrangements or in mathematical or logical relations
a•sym•met•ric /ˌeɪsəˈmɛtrɪk/USA pronunciation also ˌa•symˈmet•ri•cal,adj. - having two sides or halves that are differently shaped:an asymmetrical pattern.
a•sym•me•try /eɪˈsɪmɪtri/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024a•sym•met•ric (ā′sə me′trik, as′ə-),USA pronunciation adj. - not identical on both sides of a central line;
unsymmetrical;
lacking symmetry:Most faces are asymmetric. - Mathematics(of a logical or mathematical relation) holding true of members of a class in one order but not in the opposite order, as in the relation "being an ancestor of.''
- Chemistry
- having an unsymmetrical arrangement of atoms in a molecule.
- noting a carbon atom bonded to four different atoms or groups.
- (of a polymer) noting an atom or group that is within a polymer chain and is bonded to two different atoms or groups that are external to the chain.
Also, a′sym•met′ri•cal. a′sym•met′ri•cal•ly, adv. |