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a·sym·met·ric (s-mtrk) also a·sym·met·ri·cal (-r-kl)
adj.
1. Having no balance or symmetry.
2. Chemistry Of or relating to a carbon atom having four different atoms or structural groups attached to it, resulting in an unbalanced spatial arrangement of atoms in a molecule, so that the molecule cannot be superimposed on its mirror image; chiral.
asym·metri·cal·ly adv.
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asymmetric [?æs??m?tr?k ?e?-], asymmetrical
adj
1. not symmetrical; lacking symmetry; misproportioned
2. (Chemistry) 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. (Engineering / Electrical Engineering) Electrical engineering (of conductors) having different conductivities depending on the direction of current flow, as of diodes
4. (Engineering / Aeronautics) Aeronautics having unequal thrust, as caused by an inoperative engine in a twin-engined aircraft
5. (Philosophy / Logic) (Mathematics) Logic maths (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…'' Compare symmetric [1] antisymmetric, nonsymmetric
asymmetrically adv
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