English Explanatory Dictionary

asymmetric

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Not symmetric.
Not involving a mutual exchange of keys between the sender and receiver.
Of a relation R on a set S: having the property that for any two elements of S (not necessarily distinct), at least one is not related to the other via R.

Pronunciation

/ˌeɪ.səˈmɛt.ɹɪk/ En-us-asymmetric.ogg

Word forms

asymmetric more asymmetric most asymmetric

Etymology

From a- + symmetric, as Ancient Greek ἀσυμμετρία (asummetría, “disproportion, deformity”).

Synonyms

nonsymmetric unsymmetrical asymmetrical

Antonyms

symmetrical

Related words

antisymmetric dissymmetric non-symmetric

Derived words

antiasymmetric asymmetrically asymmetric bars asymmetric centre asymmetric crying facies asymmetric cryptography asymmetric digital subscriber line asymmetricity asymmetric meter asymmetric synthesis asymmetric warfare enantioasymmetric

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