Asymmetric (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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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.
    • having an unsymmetrical arrangement of atoms in a molecule.
    • noting a carbon atom bonded to four different atoms or groups.
    • (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.
adjective
  1. not symmetrical; lacking symmetry; misproportioned
  2. chem
    • (of a molecule) having its atoms and radicals arranged unsymmetrically
    • (of a carbon atom) attached to four different atoms or radicals so that stereoisomerism results
    • involving chiral molecules
  3. (of conductors) having different conductivities depending on the direction of current flow, as of diodes
  4. having unequal thrust, as caused by an inoperative engine in a twin-engined aircraft
  5. (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… "
Asymmetric (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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