asymmetric or asymmetrical (ˌæsɪˈmɛtrɪk, ˌeɪ-) ![]() | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | not symmetrical; lacking symmetry; misproportioned |
| 2. | chem |
| a. (of a molecule) having its atoms and radicals arranged unsymmetrically | |
| b. (of a carbon atom) attached to four different atoms or radicals so that stereoisomerism results | |
| c. involving chiral molecules: asymmetric synthesis | |
| 3. | electrical engineering (of conductors) having different conductivities depending on the direction of current flow, as of diodes |
| 4. | aeronautics having unequal thrust, as caused by an inoperative engine in a twin-engined aircraft |
| 5. | logic, maths symmetric antisymmetric Compare nonsymmetric (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…" |
| asymmetrical or asymmetrical | |
| —adj | |
| asym'metrically or asymmetrical | |
| —adv | |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
asymmetric or asymmetrical (ˌæsɪˈmɛtrɪk, ˌeɪ-) ![]() | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | not symmetrical; lacking symmetry; misproportioned |
| 2. | chem |
| a. (of a molecule) having its atoms and radicals arranged unsymmetrically | |
| b. (of a carbon atom) attached to four different atoms or radicals so that stereoisomerism results | |
| c. involving chiral molecules: asymmetric synthesis | |
| 3. | electrical engineering (of conductors) having different conductivities depending on the direction of current flow, as of diodes |
| 4. | aeronautics having unequal thrust, as caused by an inoperative engine in a twin-engined aircraft |
| 5. | logic, maths symmetric antisymmetric Compare nonsymmetric (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…" |
| asymmetrical or asymmetrical | |
| —adj | |
| asym'metrically or asymmetrical | |
| —adv | |
asymmetrical a·sym·met·ri·cal (ā'sĭ-mět'rĭ-kəl) or a·sym·met·ric (-rĭk)
adj.
Abbr. a
Lacking symmetry between two or more like parts; not symmetrical.