asymmetric
adjective
uk/ˌeɪ.sɪˈmet.rɪk/us/ˌeɪ.sɪˈmet.rɪk/(alsoasymmetrical,uk/ˌeɪ.sɪˈmet.rɪk.əl/us/ˌeɪ.sɪˈmet.rɪk.əl/)with twohalves,sides, orpartsthat are notexactlythe same inshapeandsize:
不对称的；不匀称的Lisette came back from New York with atrendyasymmetrichaircut.莉塞特从纽约归来，理了一个两边不对称的新潮发型。
Some of therugshaveregulargeometricdesignsandothersaredecoratedwith asymmetricshapes.
Hisslightlyasymmetricalfeaturesmake hisfacemoreinteresting.
involvingactionsorpartsthat are notsimilaror notbalanced,especiallybecause one is muchbiggeror morepowerfulthan the other:
Hespokeabout the asymmetricnatureof many of theconflictsin theworldtoday.
Though bothsideshaveresponsibilitiesunder theagreement,theirrelationshipis asymmetrical.
See also
asymmetric warfare
mathematicsspecialized
An asymmetricdistribution(= thenumberoftimeseachvalueof avariableisfoundin a set ofdata,shownas agraph,chart, etc.)is notbalanced, so that there are morevaluesat either thehigherorlowerend:
Weanticipatedthis asymmetricscoredistribution.
- Thecrazefor asymmetricstyleshasproduceda lot of one-shouldertopsthissummer.
- Somepatientsdevelopbackproblemsdueto asymmetricweakness.
- Theshapeof thecurveis asymmetric.
- Asymmetricinformationis when eachsidein the negotation is inpossessionof aslightlydifferent set offacts.
- Economicdevelopmentandpoliticaldevelopmentin thecountryprovedto be asymmetrical.
Different and difference
- altered
- alternative
- anomalous
- another
- anything
- dissimilar
- dissimilitude
- distinct
- distinction
- distinctive
- non-typical
- non-uniform
- non-uniformity
- nonequivalence
- nonequivalent
- variant
- variation
- varied
- various
- various and sundryidiom
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Geometrical shapes
Balance and imbalance
Statistics
Opposite
symmetrical