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asymmetric

[ ey-suh-me-trik, as-uh- ]

adjective

  1. not identical on both sides of a central line; unsymmetrical; lacking symmetry:

    Most faces are asymmetric.

  2. (of a logical or mathematical relation) holding true of members of a class in one order but not in the opposite order, as in the relation “being an ancestor of.”
  3. Chemistry.
    1. having an unsymmetrical arrangement of atoms in a molecule.
    2. noting a carbon atom bonded to four different atoms or groups.
    3. (of a polymer) noting an atom or group that is within a polymer chain and is bonded to two different atoms or groups that are external to the chain.


asymmetric

/ ˌeɪ-; ˌæsɪˈmɛtrɪk /

adjective

  1. not symmetrical; lacking symmetry; misproportioned
  2. chem
    1. (of a molecule) having its atoms and radicals arranged unsymmetrically
    2. (of a carbon atom) attached to four different atoms or radicals so that stereoisomerism results
    3. involving chiral molecules

      asymmetric synthesis

  3. electrical engineering (of conductors) having different conductivities depending on the direction of current flow, as of diodes
  4. aeronautics having unequal thrust, as caused by an inoperative engine in a twin-engined aircraft
  5. 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 antisymmetric nonsymmetric
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌasymˈmetrically, adverb
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Other Words From

  • a·sym·met·ri·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of asymmetric1

First recorded in 1870–75; a- 6 + symmetric ( def )
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Example Sentences

Today, building such asymmetric molecules and controlling which version gets produced is extremely important.

Opher and her colleagues predicted how the interstellar magnetic field would press on the heliosphere, making it asymmetric particularly in its southern part, which the Voyagers verified.

Consequently, building these asymmetric molecules and controlling which version of a molecule gets produced is extremely important, especially for drug development.

Benjamin List and David MacMillan won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for their development of asymmetric organocatalysis, an "ingenious tool" to build molecules, the Nobel Foundation announced Wednesday.

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These water-repellent, UPF-50 asymmetric cargos zip off at the knee and have plenty of pockets to store extra flies and small tools.

This is an ultimatum seeking a target in the disorienting matrix of asymmetric warfare.

Like Wallace, Bruce was an underdog; unlike Wallace he won, proving himself a master of asymmetric warfare.

This is usually attributed to the presence of an irregular astigmatism situated near the asymmetric meridian.

I was trying to fit the shovel in and I remember saying that is too asymmetric.

Similarly, for a ketohexose, which contains three asymmetric carbon atoms, there are eight possible arrangements.

Hence, all the possible compounds indicated by the presence of the asymmetric carbon have been found and identified.

What in the name of all the Csars does an asymmetric atom of carbon mean?

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