|ā, |a+ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective
or asymmetrical “+ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷
Etymology: asymmetry + -ic, -ical
: not symmetrical
an asymmetric face
asymmetric growth or development
a strikingly asymmetric architectural design
a. botany
(1) : not isobilateral
(2) : zygomorphic
an asymmetric flower
an asymmetric corolla
b. : relating to derivatives in which groups are substituted unsymmetrically in the molecule
asymmetric dichloro-ethylene CH 2 .CCl 2
asymmetric or 1,2,4-trinitro-benzene
c. : relating to or characterized by asymmetry in spatial arrangement or in the placement of parts or components
d. : of, belonging to, or designating the crystallographic system having no plane of symmetry or the group of this system having no plane, axis, or center of symmetry
e. : so constituted as never to hold when related arguments are interchanged (as in the relation x is the father of y )
• asymmetrically adverb