"asymmetric" meaning in All languages combined

See asymmetric on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌeɪ.səˈmɛt.ɹɪk/ [US] Audio: En-us-asymmetric.ogg [US] Forms: more asymmetric [comparative], most asymmetric [superlative]
Etymology: From a- + symmetric, as Ancient Greek ἀσυμμετρία (asummetría, “disproportion, deformity”). Etymology templates: {{affix|en|a-|symmetric}} a- + symmetric, {{der|en|grc|ἀσυμμετρία||disproportion, deformity}} Ancient Greek ἀσυμμετρία (asummetría, “disproportion, deformity”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} asymmetric (comparative more asymmetric, superlative most asymmetric)
  1. Not symmetric. Synonyms (shape: not symmetric): asymmetrical Translations (not symmetric): asimetrik (Albanian), asimètric (Catalan), asymetrický (Czech), asymmetrisk (Danish), asymmetrisch (Dutch), nesimetria (Esperanto), epäsymmetrinen (Finnish), asymétrique (French), asimétrico (Galician), asymmetrisch (German), ósamhverfur [masculine] (Icelandic), ósamloka [masculine] (Icelandic), asimetrico (Italian), 非対称的 (hi-taishō-teki) (alt: ひたいしょうてき) (Japanese), asymmetrisk (Norwegian Bokmål), asymmetrisk (Norwegian Nynorsk), asimetric (Occitan), asymetryczny (Polish), assimétrico (Portuguese), asimetric [masculine, neuter] (Romanian), asimétrico (Spanish), asymmetrisk (Swedish), osymmetrisk (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-asymmetric-en-adj-irTT8eSc Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with a- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 32 24 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 44 26 30 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with a-: 22 40 39 Disambiguation of 'shape: not symmetric': 63 20 17 Disambiguation of 'not symmetric': 74 14 12
  2. (cryptography) Not involving a mutual exchange of keys between the sender and receiver. Categories (topical): Cryptography
    Sense id: en-asymmetric-en-adj-qc47urY2 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with a- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with a-: 22 40 39 Topics: computing, cryptography, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  3. (set theory) 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. Categories (topical): Set theory
    Sense id: en-asymmetric-en-adj-LHDl9Mv- Categories (other): English terms prefixed with a- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with a-: 22 40 39 Topics: mathematics, sciences, set-theory
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: nonsymmetric, unsymmetrical Derived forms: asymmetrically, asymmetric bars, asymmetric centre, asymmetric cryptography, asymmetric digital subscriber line, asymmetric meter, asymmetric synthesis, asymmetric warfare Related terms: antisymmetric, dissymmetric, non-symmetric

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