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asymmetric

UK/ˌeɪ.səˈmɛt.ɹɪk/

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Australia/ˌæɪ.səˈmet.ɹɪk/

asymmetric adjective: not symmetric.

asymmetric: not symmetric
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Adjective

asymmetric (comparative more asymmetric, superlative most asymmetric)

  1. Not symmetric.
    • an asymmetric shape
    • asymmetric gameplay
    Synonyms:
    asymmetrical
  2. Not involving a mutual exchange of keys between the sender and receiver.
  3. 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.

asymmetric meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Telugu

asymmetric in Hindi

असममित

asymmetric in Tamil

சமச்சீர்மையிலா, சமச்சீரற்ற, சமச்சீர்மையற்ற, செவ்விசைவின்மை, உருக்கோட்டம்

asymmetric in Marathi

असममितीय, असममित

asymmetric in Telugu

అసిమెట్రిక్
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asymmetric in Malayalam
അസിമെട്രിക്ക്, അസിമെട്രിക്
asymmetric in Gujarati
અસમપ્રમાણ, અસમપ્રમાણતાવાળા, અસમપ્રમાણતાવાળી
asymmetric in Odia
ଅସମମିତ
asymmetric in Nepali
असिमेट्रिक, असममितिका

Synonyms of asymmetric

Antonyms

Forms of asymmetric

comparativemore asymmetric
superlativemost asymmetric

Origin of asymmetric

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

Words formed from asymmetric

Phrases with asymmetric

Questions about asymmetric

What does asymmetric mean?
Asymmetric means not symmetric.
What is asymmetric in Hindi?
Asymmetric in Hindi is असममित. See Asymmetric meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is asymmetric?
Asymmetric is an adjective.
How do you pronounce asymmetric?
Asymmetric is pronounced /ˌeɪ.səˈmɛt.ɹɪk/ (UK).

Words near asymmetric in the dictionary

  1. asymbiotically
  2. asymbolia
  3. asymbolic
  4. asymbolical
  5. asymmetral
  6. asymmetric
  7. asymmetric bars
  8. asymmetric centre
  9. asymmetric centres
  10. asymmetric crying facies
  11. asymmetric cryptography

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: asymmetric (page history and authors); asymmetric (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); asymmetric (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); asymmetric (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); asymmetric (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); asymmetric (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); asymmetric (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); asymmetric (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); asymmetric (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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