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Synonyms for asymmetrical

Grammar : Adj
Spell : ey-suh-me-trik or ey-suh-me-tri-kuh l; as-uh-
Phonetic Transcription : ˌeɪ səˈmɛ trɪk or ˌeɪ səˈmɛ trɪ kəl; ˌæs ə-

Définition of asymmetrical

Origin :
  • 1680s; see asymmetry + -ical. Other forms that have served as an adjective based on asymmetry are asymmetral (1620s), asymmetrous (1660s), and asymmetric (1875); only the last seems to have any currency. Related: Asymmetrically.
  • adj uneven
Example sentences :
  • The Pleuronectidae, or Flat-fish, are remarkable for their asymmetrical bodies.
  • Extract from : « On the Origin of Species » by Charles Darwin
  • Now it appears that the two halves of this missile are asymmetrical.
  • Extract from : « Elements of Folk Psychology » by Wilhelm Wundt
  • Shoulders are narrow, usually tapered, and may be asymmetrical.
  • Extract from : « Handbook of Alabama Archaeology: Part I Point Types » by James W. Cambron
  • Always the architectural sense, though his rhythms are elliptical at times and he betrays a predilection for the asymmetrical.
  • Extract from : « Unicorns » by James Huneker
  • The tail is asymmetrical (heterocercal), and numerous placoid scales (dermal denticles) are embedded in the skin.
  • Extract from : « The New Gresham Encyclopedia » by Various
  • Some points are asymmetrical due to variation in depth and location of notches.
  • Extract from : « Handbook of Alabama Archaeology: Part I Point Types » by James W. Cambron
  • Ventral tentacular cirrus of second somite of a thin or foliaceous and asymmetrical form.
  • Extract from : « Journal of Entomology and Zoology, Vol. 11. No. 1. » by Various
  • I could not find any asymmetrical somites, judging from the elytrophores.
  • Extract from : « Journal of Entomology and Zoology: Volume 6, Number 4, December 1914 » by Various
  • About one-half of the measured examples had asymmetrical shoulders.
  • Extract from : « Handbook of Alabama Archaeology: Part I Point Types » by James W. Cambron
  • His head is asymmetrical, and is full at the occiput, slightly sunken at the bregma, and the forehead is low.
  • Extract from : « Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 (of 6) » by Havelock Ellis

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