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asymmetrical

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌeɪsɪˈmɛtrɪkəl/


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
a•sym•met•ric /ˌeɪsəˈmɛtrɪk/USA pronunciation  also ˌa•symˈmet•ri•cal, adj. 
  1. 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 © 2026
a•sym•met•ric  (ā′sə metrik, as′ə-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. not identical on both sides of a central line;
    unsymmetrical;
    lacking symmetry:Most faces are asymmetric.
  2. 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.''
  3. 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•metri•cal. 
  • a-6 + symmetric 1870–75
a′sym•metri•cal•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
asymmetric /ˌæsɪˈmɛtrɪk; ˌeɪ-/, asymmetrical adj
  1. not symmetrical; lacking symmetry; misproportioned
  2. (of a relation) never holding between a pair of values x and y when it holds between y and x, as "…is the father of…"
ˌasymˈmetrically adv
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