ASYMMETRICAL


Meaning of ASYMMETRICAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌā-sə-ˈme-tri-kəl ]

adjective

or asym·met·ric -trik

Etymology: Greek asymmetria lack of proportion, from asymmetros ill-proportioned, from a- + symmetros symmetrical

Date: 1690

1. : not symmetrical

2. usually asymmetric , of a carbon atom : bonded to four different atoms or groups

• asym·met·ri·cal·ly -tri-k(ə-)lē adverb

• asym·me·try (ˌ)ā-ˈsi-mə-trē noun

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