asymmetrical en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˌeɪsɪˈmɛtɹɪk(ə)l/
Etymology
From a- + symmetrical.
Meanings
- Not symmetrical.
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(of a question) Presenting a false dilemma, or a choice between two things which are not opposites.
Question six is asymmetrical: "Are things going in the right direction or on the wrong track?"
2000 May 10, Aaron Sorkin, “Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics”, in The West Wing, season 1, episode 21, spoken by Toby Ziegler (Richard Schiff):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more asymmetrical | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most asymmetrical | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
asymmetricalness · asymmetrical meter · asymmetrical warfare · asymmetrical spinnaker
Synonyms
asymmetric · lopsided · unsymmetrical
Translations (45)
fr asymétrique (not symmetrical) · hy անհամաչափ (not symmetrical) · pl asymetryczny (not symmetrical) · ar غَيْر مُتَمَاثِل (not symmetrical) · nn asymmetrisk (not symmetrical) · gl asimétrico (not symmetrical) · sv osymmetrisk (not symmetrical) · cs asymetrický (not symmetrical) · cmn 不對稱 /不对称 (not symmetrical) · is missamhverfur (not symmetrical) · sq asimetrik (not symmetrical) · mi hikuwaru (not symmetrical) · fi asymmetrinen (not symmetrical) · mi tipihori (not symmetrical) · el ασύμμετρος (not symmetrical) · ast asimétricu (not symmetrical) · pl niesymetryczny (not symmetrical) · nb asymmetrisk (not symmetrical) · ar غَيْر مُتَكَافِئَة (not symmetrical) · sv asymmetrisk (not symmetrical) · ca asimètric (not symmetrical) · sh асимѐтричан (not symmetrical) · fi epäsymmetrinen (not symmetrical) · fa نامتقارن (not symmetrical) · ka ასიმეტრიული (not symmetrical) · da asymmetrisk (not symmetrical) · eo nesimetria (not symmetrical) · pt assimétrico (not symmetrical) · sh asimètričan (not symmetrical) · tl diparianyuin (not symmetrical) · ja 非対称的 (not symmetrical) · tl tabingi (not symmetrical) · ru несимметри́чный (not symmetrical) · ro asimetric (not symmetrical) · ar غَيْر مُتَكَافِئ (not symmetrical) · kk бейсимметриялық (not symmetrical) · bg несиметричен (not symmetrical) · nl asymmetrisch (not symmetrical) · es asimétrico (not symmetrical) · ro nesimetric (not symmetrical) · de asymmetrisch (not symmetrical) · is mishverfur (not symmetrical) · mi tipirori (not symmetrical) · it asimetrico (not symmetrical) · ar غَيْر مُتَمَاثِلَة (not symmetrical)