asymmetric, asymmetrical

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• asymmetrical — I asymmetric, asymmetrical (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. uneven, irregular. See distortion, irregularity. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [a si MET ri kul] uneven, unbalanced, or lacking correspondence between… …   English dictionary for students

• 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 warfare — originally referred to war between two or more belligerents whose relative military power differs significantly. Contemporary military thinkers tend to broaden this to include asymmetry of strategy or tactics; today asymmetric warfare can… …   Wikipedia

• Asymmetric federalism — or asymmetrical federalism is found in a federation in which different constituent states possess different powers: one or more of the states has considerably more autonomy than the other substates, although they have the same constitutional… …   Wikipedia

• Asymmetric dimethylarginine — IUPAC name (2S) 2 Amino 5 [(amino dimethylaminomethylene)amino]pentanoic acid …   Wikipedia

• 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

• 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 [æˈsɪmətrɪ] /… …   English dictionary

• 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

• Asymmetrical — 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

• asymmetrical — 1680s; see ASYMMETRY (Cf. asymmetry) + ICAL (Cf. ical). Other forms that have served as an adjective based on asymmetry are asymmetral (1620s), asymmetrous (1660s), and asymmetric (1875); only the last seems to have any currency. Related:… …   Etymology dictionary